Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Patrick took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: 4'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Oppleby is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Oppleby's homeland. Oppleby decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lance will drive conversation. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Audhild was born the youngest of three triplets. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries a battered whip and tarnished bow as well. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Frederick lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Jeweler. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing his hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.