Description: This slender man stands about 3'6". He dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Erky lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Junk Dealer. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Rurik was taken on many hunting expeditions. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Black opal (1000 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. She has brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Puyet grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and carries ceremonial daggers. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Rûkdûg enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Brewer, Rûkdûg learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Brewer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Onyx (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.