Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Erky embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Erky was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 170 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: He wears just a white suit. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a large green jacket. His crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Detective but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Kaladan hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Kaladan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black crest is knotted and matted. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Rhogar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Holy water. 3 Acid flasks. 4 Smokesticks. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. She has wavy blonde hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gurdis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gurdis. Being a Crown-heir kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.