Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Eldon isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Eldon was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Soapmaker. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Norman lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 cp. A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scythe, just in case. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Habor 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. Habor 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. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barkeep. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Brewer and was forced into it by his family; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is typically in her Locksmith uniform. She has slicked back silver hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Ilde took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up shortbow and armor she uses now. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is an epitome of beauty. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Aelar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 5'11" western woman, she wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has wavy auburn hair. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Agatha never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and he perpetually has his bow ready. He has black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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 got into the Hunter business at a young age. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Hunter responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear brown tank tops with yellow pants. His fur is white and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Jade was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Amber (160 gp).