Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears just a tan suit. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with her Shoemaker mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has no hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

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. His childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'2" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is brown and very short. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Willow was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Miller, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.