Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this southern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Courier, who enjoyed hunting, Shaká was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She has violet eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oppah embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She worked as a nervous Roofer and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Adventurer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 90000 cp. Red garnet (120 gp). White opal (900 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. He has orange fur. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He became a Navigator soon after.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He usually wears his grey robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Born in the north to a Mercenary, Gerard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His fur is yellow, silky, and of moderate length. His half smiles and yellow eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to be a mortician again

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).