Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His hair is short and black. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Cressel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has no crest. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 pp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Adventurer business.

History: He got into the Adventurer business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With bright red hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1300 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a sword on his belt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 gp.