Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a Performer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but he was a colossal failure. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Performer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shoemaker. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Expand her business; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This eastern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire, and carries ceremonial daggers. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Rose was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Butcher and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 sp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Aasathra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. A true patriot, Roywyn would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gifted from a young age, Roywyn studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 cp. Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tan shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and yellow pants. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Thamior was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Thamior and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tan shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His tied-back hair is silver. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 sp.