Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Varis 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. Varis 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. Being a Navigator 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: To clean up the streets; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Delg was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He wears his auburn hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Delebean isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Delebean was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His fur is orange and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lone will drive conversation. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lone grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 40 pp. Citrine (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.