Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Bathin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Guard, Bathin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Guard like his father before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 pp. White pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is physically well-built. She wears her orange fur down. Her copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Elegant was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Red spinel (110 gp). Rose (70 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pyntle embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She has wavy orange fur. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Shifting wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Interpreter business.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Shifting was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Shifting alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She bought a scythe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp.