Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has wavy red crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Slave Trader does. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He has black eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He uses divination through singing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Through the years after Arnold was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Arnold's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Arnold and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Cook. He has worked as a Cook like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He found a children's book about a Halfling Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1400 gp.