Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Tordek lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Assassin, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 9000 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Rose (40 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Coral (50 gp). Rose (40 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. She wears her blonde hair up. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Kipper was born with his mother's beautiful face. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. Her orange fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She wears a pastel shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. Her gray fur has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She takes great joy in being the best Bellfounder in town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eran embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Eran was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Eran's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears black trousers with white and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Markosian embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She is a great chef.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 18000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Jade (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Brown diamond (6000 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.