Description: This southern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is auburn and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who usually wears his brown robe and has his bastard sword always slung over his shoulder. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Nordak was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nordak decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears long strands of emerald and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a Bookbinder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Felosial and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. His hair is red and curly. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Richard was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Jeweler. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20 gp.