Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Sethrekar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He became a Ploughman soon after.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ranala isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Barber arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An older woman who is dressed in earthy colors with a green and violet handkerchief worn on her left side, she is not a threatening figure. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 cp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a simple blue robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Lia was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1500 sp. 4 Acid flasks. 2 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is short and dark red. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Priest mother left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.