Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 25000 cp. Amber (120 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Good lock.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She dresses like a well dressed Banker does. Her fur is short and brown. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Banker like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by teas. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Coral (70 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). 2 Thunderstones.