Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 96. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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, Hork is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

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. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a colorful flower in her dark red hair. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A freak accident while working with her Roofer father left her crippled. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is a Fletcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Diggory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length white fur. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Rose (50 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Coral (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his brass crest to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 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 (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 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: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Rurik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: Wants to work out more often; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 13000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rose (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rose (80 gp). Amber (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his blue robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist, Mundane. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.