Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with grey slacks. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. The war was a terrible time for her, and Quick does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Roondar embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Roondar was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Spy. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered scythe and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white fur. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman usually wears her brown robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is white and curly. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a great chef.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.