Description: He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Burgell embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She has wavy red hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Pink diamond (7000 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Iolite (20 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Doctor business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Doctor for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her white hair up. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Fortune-teller. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Zircon (20 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a violet shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants, he is not a threatening figure. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Jacinth (7000 gp). Rose (60 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jade (70 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (6 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'0" eastern man, he dresses like a well dressed Bricklayer does. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Baker, but he got bored and became a Bricklayer. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 gp.