Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Kipper was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1300 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the north to a Jeweler, Arumawann learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Pushkrimp lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Gunter speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His head has been shaved. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Aerdeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.