Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. She wears her blue crest down. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. The war was a terrible time for her, and Thava does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Racist, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Hematite (15 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has black hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Radomir is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Reeza grew up listening to her father's many stories. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To be a Painter again; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 15000 cp.