Description: A 2'9" northern woman, she wears an entirely red suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. After a long history of fighting, Philomena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 17000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. She has white eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is blonde and very short. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Priest. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Hoshû was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 11000 sp. Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 sp.