Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 70 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: This eastern man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Coral (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Scribe. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp).

Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nyx embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Carter business.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: 8000 cp.