Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kipper was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Rose (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears bulky green painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. A true patriot, Gerard would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of bows, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his 13th 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 found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His orange fur is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. He has worked as a Map Maker like his mother before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.