Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His chestnut hair is still thick. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dûgza was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 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 pastel ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Marshal first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great joy in being the best Marshal in town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and doesn't want to be a marshal and was forced into it by his family

Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Joan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Joan. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Joan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Bellfounder; and she's in love

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.