Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bowyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bowyer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and brown robe with the hood down. His hair is golden and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Miles was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Miles took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up scimitar and armor he uses now. He became a Sailor soon after.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Siffress studied abroad. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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: Money/treasure; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Ulblyn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Creega was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her first spouse was a Carter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Marshal, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her son

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She sports blonde long hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Luthra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Fortune-teller. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Fortune-teller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Verin was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Mortician, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Moss agate (13 gp). Jet (40 gp).