Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his red hair down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sapply isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears just a blue suit. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Mindartis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 130 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He struck the Sailor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dull blue sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Umpen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished trident as well. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shamil embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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. She has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His crest is short and white. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sellsword they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Healer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This woman wears just a brown suit. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. She became a Fortune-teller soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is blonde. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He usually wears his violet robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.