Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and red tie, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ellywick 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1700 sp. Red spinel (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: This southern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Oriax was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shoemaker. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her golden hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tervaround was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. With wild black hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She married young, but lost her spouse to brigands. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp).

Description: This man is typically in his Ploughman uniform. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 pp.