Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His yellow eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Shivering was born the youngest of three triplets. In his 12th 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: 2'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Gardener, but he got bored and became a Courier. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He has chestnut hair. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Umpen isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in the east. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 41000 sp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 sp. Moss agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, red cloak. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Gomory speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a great chef.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp.