Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Zook isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Aust took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Aust was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He tends to his Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (50 gp). Jade (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a yellow shirt with thin red vertical stripes and green pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and longbows. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has green eyes and a yellow hat with a red feather.

Personality: Arannis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Arannis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.