Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Bruz is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Bruz was born the youngest of three triplets. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 7000 sp. Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tattered old clothes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Arnold enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Arnold was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has wavy red crest. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quarethon hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarethon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears brown trousers with grey and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Racist, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.