Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jabbie will drive conversation. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a great chef.

History: Fabien hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Fabien's homeland. Fabien decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is blonde and very short. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Gruk 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. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gray eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Keyleth was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired him part-time. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bounty Hunter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears red trousers with tan and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has a crush on the local barrister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Butcher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Mardred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp.