Description: This man wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white crest is thinning but still full. He has red eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His hair is auburn and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Moss agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Bowyer 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: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are blue.

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 refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 15000 cp.