Description: This malnourished man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Nelkin was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Umpen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is greedy; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: She wears a black shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. At a young age her mother died while driving off some dire rats. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in lance use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He usually wears his brown robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His beige fur is still thick. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Leaf is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Leaf was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has cinnamon fur. Her copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

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

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears professional attire. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40 pp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: A 5'3" southern man, he dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'3" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Cumpen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Baker and found it very stressful. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (16 gp).