Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10000 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Coral (120 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a red shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Pennie was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Priest and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

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. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1800 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Lilli isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Lilli was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Gnome Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who is typically in his Dilettante uniform, he is not a threatening figure. His orange fur is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Amber (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 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.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her brass crest is lengthy. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a large red jacket. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black opal (1200 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Amethyst (90 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.