Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky grey painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Banker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Baern lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Umpen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Tim's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Tim was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Tim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Architect mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp.