Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and carries pickaxes. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Jak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Jak was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Gerbo speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He takes great joy in being the best Doctor in town.

History: Gerbo was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Deep green spinel (160 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and blue robe with the hood down. Her cinnamon fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Rose (30 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has done his best to style his lavender fur to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to giants.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 19000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her crest, while still mostly rusty, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She comes from a rich western family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 70 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 12000 sp. Sard (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Umpen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Umpen hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Umpen was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 12000 sp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a blue vest and prefers white and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ahvain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Chain shirt.