Description: This late middle aged man wears a white coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length red hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a green feathered hat and green clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Bryseis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has taken up work as a Adventurer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Banker. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and warhammers. He has done his best to style his cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Smoking is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Banker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Military, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She wears a blue collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her black hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Nyx lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.