Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his yellow fur up. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 3'2" northern woman, she is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her white hair up. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Unvera isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Unvera was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Unvera never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. A gifted student she started as a Mayor, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She's also a talented Mayor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Mayor again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and white tie. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. He is an amazing painter.

History: Rolf was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair is still thick. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fletcher profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mayor responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.