Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Doctor, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

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: An older man who dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with pastel slacks, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 12000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue shirt with thin red vertical stripes and green pants. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Map Maker like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 160 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).