Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His hair is short and silver. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses like a well dressed Guard does. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Joser grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. She has blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man wears bulky black painted plate armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 180 pp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tailor and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Coral (160 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is an amazing painter.

History: Tagga was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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. She struck the Doctor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1500 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).