Description: A moderately attractive man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His crest is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His green crest is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mayor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mayor. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mayor responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears just a green suit. He wears his copper crest down. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. She wears her gold crest up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.