Description: He wears dull tan sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed whip, just in case. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gerbo embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Balimaar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Priest, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

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

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Susannah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Onyx (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. Warryn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Warryn took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 pp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her bronze crest is singed and shortened. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A freak accident while working with her Mayor father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'11" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 5. 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 refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Healer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Architect, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 sp. Moonstone (80 gp). Azurite (6 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dilettante. His blonde hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.