Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this western man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears bulky green painted plate armor. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born in the east. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. He keeps his long rusty crest kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 7 years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 60000 cp. Banded agate (4 gp). Coral (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a hunchback. His fur is beige and curly. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Drifting's homeland. Drifting decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.