Description: 3'8" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has no fur. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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, Art is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Barrister for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Coral (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears her blonde hair down. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Priest, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a violet Stetson hat and violet clothes. With wild blonde hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

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 dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Mozû liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Amber (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Calcitro lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Calcitro and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.