Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. After a long history of fighting, Verin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She got into the Merchant business at a young age. Engong was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Merchant. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'3" when asserting himself. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and monstrous two handed axes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: Born in the south to a Crown-heir, Ombul learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Boddynock studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed, Racist. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 sp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Stylist, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. His tied-back hair is red. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.