Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Marshal, but she got bored and became a Tailor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. She has red fur. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Cloak hails from a village terrorized by giants. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Glassblower. He has achieved small success as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses like a well dressed Roofer does. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Keyleth was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her childhood dream was to be a Miner, but she was a colossal failure. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 270 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 2'11" and dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Zedaar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a brown vest and prefers pastel and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thorin grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).