Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: Gunter is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Gunter enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gunter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He tends to his Tanner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has wavy silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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 raised by priests from a young age. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Orla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.