Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His golden hair is lengthy. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Aust was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an entirely green suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 14000 sp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.