Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a blue coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His silver hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Umpen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He found a children's book about a Gnome Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and tan tie, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Slave. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 190 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: This light-skinned female wears tattered old clothes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Abalaba was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Abalaba was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and tan tie. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Thar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 260 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her halberd with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her beige fur is lengthy. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Elegant fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2600 sp.