Description: He wears a fancy tan suit. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1700 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'3" southern woman, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and red tie. She wears her white hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Torgga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: This malnourished man usually wears his pastel robe and has his whip always slung over his shoulder. His cinnamon fur is braided into rings. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A freak accident while working with his Fortune-teller father left him crippled. He has achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oppleby embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Racist. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).