Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a blue shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. His hair is white and curly. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Eberdeb was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Mantus alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He feeds upon the attention of others.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Ribbles took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses like a well dressed Bowyer does. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 95. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.