Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white hair is cut short. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Zaffrab was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gurdis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is cinnamon and very short. He has copper eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cask grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Cask abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2400 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.