Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: John hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Sard (30 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bilbron isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Bilbron was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1700 sp. Jasper (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. 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 decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Eye agate (8 gp).