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 very much looks the part of a Guard. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Guard like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is typically in his Guard uniform. He has wavy brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Dalgal learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He has moderate length brown hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a long, tan cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.