Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to giants.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. After coming to the age of reason, Rimple took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 pp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. His cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. He has copper eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Nicor's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a Sailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 sp.