Description: 4'4" and muscular, this eastern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. The war was a terrible time for him, and Fallond does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Fallond alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 270 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Oppleby hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. A true patriot, Oppleby would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When Oppleby reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He wears his green crest down. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 15000 cp.