Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dull pastel sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. His copper crest is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries a battered club and tarnished dagger as well. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eberdeb embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Eberdeb and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He uses divination through singing.

History: Curran lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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 was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1300 sp.