Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white crest is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After months of barely getting by, Rathkran managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blue crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Baker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is still thick. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is cut short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 sp.