Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has moderate length auburn hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bhevek fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has moderate length brown hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her beige fur is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She became a Engraver soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, marred by sweets. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oppleby isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Locksmith mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a blue shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A freak accident while working with his Miner father left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Rock crystal (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Half-Plate.