Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1400 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Geva grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Geva was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Vonbin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Being a Bowyer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white crest, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Furrele was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 14000 cp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).