Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. His white hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the north to a Stylist, Nirgel learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Laborer. He wears his auburn hair down. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Amethyst (160 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with green slacks. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Shepherd like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Antitoxin.