Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born into a rich family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 170 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. Her hair is short and silver. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Rose hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is portly but not overly obese. His rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Crowbar.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and violet pants. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bookbinder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Rimple was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Rimple's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.