Description: This younger middle-aged man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull red iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: In love, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with violet slacks. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has black eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the west to a Shoemaker, Damakos learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shoemaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Broce was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Broce abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is typically in his Mortician uniform. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gerald was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.