Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 17000 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His white fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A true patriot, Art would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1500 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is typically in his Fortune-teller uniform. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 260 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Shamash was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.