Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Tûmûg was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Doctor for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is short and blonde. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Marshal, his father struggled to pay the bills. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rose (30 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amber (100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She has moderate length white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ellyjoybell embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'5" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Mason. Her scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student she started as a Shepherd, but she got bored and became a Mason. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Daar never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He sports a flattop crest cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Being a Mercenary 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Dilettante does. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has done her best to style her white fur to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She got into the Dilettante business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. She has achieved small success as a Dilettante.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears a white tunic with tan highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Servant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His purple hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.