Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gardain hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a blue collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He wears his auburn hair down. He has green eyes.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. The war was a terrible time for him, and Morgran does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Morgran was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: He wears a white vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Seamstress business.

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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.