Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tattered old clothes. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pikar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Assassin. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.