Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has brown hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern man wears dull violet sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Symma abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a blue coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.