Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp. Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'1" eastern man, he wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Wymar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Wymar. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3100 sp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Damien was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Damien was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Damien decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Dilettante kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She keeps her long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born into a rich family. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Fragrant was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 cp. Azurite (14 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her black hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Alain was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Alain's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 290 gp.