Description: 4'1" and muscular, this southern man is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Whurbin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his chestnut hair up. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 42. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest and is in decent physical shape. His brown fur is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a Mayor soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Thunderstones. 1 Holy water.

Description: An older woman who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Emeny grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Human Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.