Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 12000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 10000 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Sard (80 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jet (150 gp).

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student she started as a Guard, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: 4'5" and muscular, this northern man prefers to wear flannel. His hair is short and silver. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1100 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Coral (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Iolite (20 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her brass crest down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. 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; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.