Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by teas. His hair is black and curly. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 struck the Scribe job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 23000 sp. Star ruby (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this eastern man wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a shield on his belt. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1700 sp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Nicor 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: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A true patriot, Reynard would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Reynard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 sp. Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 160 gp.