Description: This slender woman stands about 4'8". She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and red tie. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heather studied abroad. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Balam hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Balam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Mreksh was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warlock, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Mreksh abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cockaby embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the east. Cockaby was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Cockaby decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Cockaby never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.