Description: Standing 3'2", this man prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His brown hair is cut short. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears just a blue suit. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Mardnab enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy silver hair. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Drusilia was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with her Actor mother left her crippled. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. White pearl (120 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 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.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His dark red hair is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 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: He is greedy.

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Amber (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student she started as a Carpenter, but she got bored and became a Fletcher. She's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp).