Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is lengthy. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Barendd is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Barendd lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Ralf was born the youngest of three triplets. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Wrenn embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Barkeep they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Laborer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and halfling compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tan collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His golden hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She is physically well-built. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Virra isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Virra was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and doesn't want to be a priest and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Red spinel (130 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp.