Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a brown vest and prefers violet and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Howard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the north. Howard was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Sage. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Being a Masseuse kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Revenge; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Traubon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down and is in decent physical shape. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He takes great joy in being the best Weaver in town.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 70 pp.