Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new gardener responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large white jacket. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Bucklal learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 79. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Whurbin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Baker. Being a Baker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 pp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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

History: Hugolina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp).

Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is cut short. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 sp.