Description: This man is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Burgell never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses like a well dressed Map Maker does. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Himo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. White opal (1200 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With wild golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mason. His gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1100 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Amber (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Black opal (400 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Meena lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Junk Dealer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy tan suit. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

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. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Frug has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Frug and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 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 (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.