Description: Standing 3'5", this man is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Jeweler, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 has worked as a Beggar like his father before him.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Norman hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears a black coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His red hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is short and red. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the north to a Healer, Zaffrab learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Healer. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Healer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.