Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is black and very short. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Racist. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Armorer like her father before her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Amber (150 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.