Description: 3'5" and muscular, this western man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Mantus lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has styled his rusty crest well, parting it to the right. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sethrekar was born the youngest of three triplets. He worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 10000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Coral (70 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She carries with her a set of nunchakus, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver crest is heavily combed to the right. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Hillanot alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Adventurer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Alex lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Eldon isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Eldon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy black hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Chad is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 struck the Painter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jade (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Azurite (11 gp).