Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. She wears her blonde hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Oriel's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oriel grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he usually wears his blue robe and has his warhammer always slung over his shoulder. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Soveliss learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: He wears just a grey suit. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears bulky black painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her chestnut hair down. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a Dyer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Nalaed was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her silver hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Jet (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.