Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His hair is purple and curly. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pelaios grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Pelaios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 pp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, John will drive conversation. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving John alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (150 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this northern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears just a violet suit. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alston embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Alston was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Alston's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp).