Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a worn and beaten armor, and is pretty ugly. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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 west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2300 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'2". He wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in a small island village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: Standing 5'9", this man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Manfred was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Erias was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erias fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and chestnut. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 Fortune-teller. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Secretive, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jasper (70 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.