Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. She has brown hair. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Ermina abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'11" and wears just a grey suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has styled his copper crest well, parting it to the left. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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 mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Quarethon was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp. Azurite (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is cut short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Performer and was forced into it by his family; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. He now owns his own business.

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

Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blue stubble. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a hunchback. Her hair is blue and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. A true patriot, Manea would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'2" and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her white hair down. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears just a green suit. He has dyed his greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a yellow scarf. With wild silver hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fisher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fisher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Fisher like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.