Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He wears his black hair down. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gerbo grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gerbo. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has slicked back brown hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Carpenter business.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Emeny took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up dagger and armor she uses now. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her red crest is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Family, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a blue scarf. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. 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 Brewer. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paelias fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.