Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Sailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jacinth (3000 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amber (90 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: This western man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and purple. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He takes great joy in being the best Bounty Hunter in town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Mantus was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Mantus's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He struck the Bounty Hunter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. He wears his auburn hair up. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. After a long history of fighting, Arnold and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Emen is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Performer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is greedy; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 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.

Description: She is a husky woman, who sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Williamina grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Williamina liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. She has wavy golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Cumpen isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 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. 1 Minor magic item.