Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He has achieved small success as a Actor.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1600 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her fur is white and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Windy hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Windy alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp).

Description: She wears a violet small hat and violet clothes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Bricklayer, but she got bored and became a Locksmith. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting drow, the young Gennal began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Gennal was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: Born in the south to a Fisher, Direcris learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has worked as a Fisher like his mother before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'3". She wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.