Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Jasper (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her brown hair down. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the west to a Blacksmith, Oriff learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears just a blue suit. He has a hunchback. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Aerdeth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Map Maker. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in a small island village. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Emotional, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Einkil embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Einkil was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Einkil decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 2'11" and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a red coat with yellow slacks. She wears her silver hair up. She has amber eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Philomena was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Priest, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Philomena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Heian alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and green tie. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His ears are large.

Personality: Dean hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She takes great joy in being the best Actor in town.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Actor. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Neega was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 250 gp. 3 Antitoxin.