Description: She stands about 4'8" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown hat.

Personality: Jacoba is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2600 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Paggen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a laborer again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'10". He wears violet trousers with yellow and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has moderate length purple hair. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.