Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He is physically well-built. He has wavy black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Skoth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (400 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is short and white. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His scarlet crest is braided into rings. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carter for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 120 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Jebeddo was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warlock, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.