Description: This man wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his sword. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black fur is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nimble grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Laborer, but he got bored and became a Carpenter. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has wavy auburn hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a Detective first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nora was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Bather, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 pp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 360 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 2 Holy water.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Travok was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Banker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Doctor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a long, blue cloak. His brown hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Pallabar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Nelkin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.