Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He has the majority of his body covered in plate, marred by teas. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Dain was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Dain abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Being a Jeweler 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: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great joy in being the best Mason in town.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 cp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: He wears just a brown suit. He is portly but not overly obese. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has red eyes and a yellow hat with a black feather.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Patrin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Patrin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Patrin. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local carter

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 sp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.