Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has moderate length blonde hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has moderate length brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Dimble was born with his father's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Coral (80 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a large blue jacket. His black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Courier but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.