Description: This northern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To protect his home; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1700 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 cp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Adrik was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 240 pp. Rose (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears just a brown suit. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Spring will drive conversation. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears dull yellow sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the east to a Fortune-teller, Soveliss learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fortune-teller, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.