Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tan tunic with yellow highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has no hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Kipper is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. Zircon (80 gp).

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fortune-teller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He tends to his Fortune-teller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Bertram was taken on many hunting expeditions. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.