Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: Many dire rats want him driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries a battered crossbow and tarnished sword as well. His crest is blue and curly. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quarethon grew up listening to his father's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length white crest. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Moonstone (40 gp). Fire opal (500 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Alston lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 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: To reunite with his absent father; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 27000 cp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.