Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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 daughter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Arnold was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Arnold's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he usually wears his blue robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Tagga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. Her brown fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Hunter, her father struggled to pay the bills. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Tree and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She struck the Crown-heir job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. 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 does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Margery is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.