Description: He wears long strands of jet and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a Ruler first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 18000 sp. Malachite (11 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Mindartis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

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. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: An older man who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Astar 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp).