Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Rimmon was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Courier. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her crest is short and brass. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a green collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Zephan 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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and she perpetually has her morningstar ready. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 370 pp. Azurite (10 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Symma alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Symma was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jarsali grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jarsali grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jarsali. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

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. Anselm 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. Anselm 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.