Description: This tall, slender man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a morningstar on her belt. Her hair is white and very short. She has green eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Merla will drive conversation. The war was a terrible time for her, and Merla does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'2" when asserting herself. Her tied-back hair is black. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bellfounder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Igden isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.