Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length red hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Umpen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. With wild black hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spy who has hired her part-time. 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: Vonana hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Thunderstones.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, tan shirt, and grey tie, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Bundrigo took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).