Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Vonbin hails from a village terrorized by goblins. After coming to the age of reason, Vonbin took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Siffress isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Siffress lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has moderate length red crest. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Painter and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Shadow and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp).