Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Thrak was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears tattered old clothes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ielenia grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has dark red hair. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Leucis was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Miner they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fletcher, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, red cloak. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Gynnie was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She usually wears her tan robe and has her crossbow always slung over her shoulder. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Unvera lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bookbinder for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and crossbows. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ozyman was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.