Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has a hunchback. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Gardener who has hired him part-time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Naal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Breastplate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Rimple liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Nature, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2100 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.