Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Frouse embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her black hair is cut short. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small grey hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has brown eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Jeweler father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He very much looks the part of a Detective. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gifted student he started as a Barrister, but he got bored and became a Detective. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 sp. Amber (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.