Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Ribbles speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Kaladan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Kaladan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. His tied-back hair is red. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Lamlûg is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Bookbinder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He wears his blonde hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Purban and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.