Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Alex never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her crest is silver and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a great chef.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. Nuraval is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her hair is white and very short. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and morningstars. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 gp.