Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a jeweler again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries bows. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Wiggens was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 cp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She's also a talented Miner, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (80 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.