Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Norkruuth was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Norkruuth decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 3 Smokesticks. 4 Antitoxin. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Breena embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (110 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Willow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her brown fur is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She receives visions of the future at random moments

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. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and doesn't want to be a miller and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sarah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a Map Maker soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp.