Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Kipper was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a tanner again

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: She wears just a black suit. She carries with her a set of whips, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is black and very short. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ruler. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's also a talented Shipwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His hair is black and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Heather enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Heather took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 gp.