Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Nim was born with his father's beautiful face. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zaffrab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear blue tank tops with tan pants. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gold eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Valafar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp.