Description: This dark-skinned male wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Spy, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (120 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his chestnut hair up. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A true patriot, Azaki would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When Azaki reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 280 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears her golden hair up. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Vadania hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Vadania hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Simple lock.