Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His blonde hair is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Halimath was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Halimath's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rose (30 gp). Jade (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. Her silver hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has worked as a Performer like her mother before her.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Military, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He takes great joy in being the best Bowyer in town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up work as a Bowyer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a yellow scarf. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dimble isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He uses divination through singing.

History: Dimble was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Emotional, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Kildrak abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red fur, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. His purple hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.