Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sage. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Tordek lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Shepherd, but he got bored and became a Sage. He struck the Sage job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born in the north. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Kâka hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.