Description: Standing 3'7", this man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He works hard and plays hard.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1500 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. His crest is green and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Salasar hails from a village terrorized by drow. 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 Healer. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Carnelian (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver crest. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a hunchback. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

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. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Glassblower. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Glassblower; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Jade (160 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears his brown hair up. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a great chef.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.