Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear flannel. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Fonkin liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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. Fonkin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear flannel. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Umpen's homeland. Umpen decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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. Umpen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). White opal (600 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a trident on her belt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Dell was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small grey hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Nicor was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Roofer responsibilities is difficult; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Jade (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Fisher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 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 (10 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.