Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. 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 moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

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. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Eye agate (6 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. His red hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Glassblower, Heian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Glassblower and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Fabien isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Fabien 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 Fabien. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise gray.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1700 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.