Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is typically in his Layabout uniform. His brass crest is thinning but still full. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Heskan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'3" southern man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bowyer. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bowyer business.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The war was a terrible time for him, and Soveliss does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 21000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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 spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: Mûglûk is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Mûglûk is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mûglûk studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Mûglûk took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a halberd on her belt, and carries halberds. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Tana was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).