Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Nicor was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Jeweler. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". She wears tan trousers with pastel and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and her gloved hand is found clutching a hammer. She has moderate length red hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the south to a Glassblower, Meena learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Meena was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Glassblower. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 sp. Citrine (60 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bowyer business.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1 Thunderstones.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born in the north. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple green robe with white stripes complete with hood. He keeps his dark red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Balam studied abroad. Balam was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Balam decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rose (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hollow voice

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

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Olivia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 700 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has a hunchback. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Balimaar was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bowyer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.