Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Dagnal never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1900 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anverth embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'2" and muscular, this western man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 24000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her purple hair is greasy and uncared for. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. She's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This western man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2800 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp).