Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Erky hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's in love; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 26000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 pp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head, she is not a threatening figure. Her crest is green, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with her Dyer father left her crippled. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. His tied-back hair is brown. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Watson was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Watson decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, In love, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a white vest and prefers black and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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-brother.

History: Halander lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She sports a flattop fur cut. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the south. Quick was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Fortune-teller. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is red and curly. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Weaver, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 pp.