Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, she is not a threatening figure. She has black hair. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His head has been shaved. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy blonde hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his white fur up. His copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 gp.