Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Ar-Baruk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He got into the Scribe business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Drenna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her first spouse was a Dilettante, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Dilettante they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Laborer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pyntle embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished flail as well. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Tarak has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1800 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His gray fur is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.