Description: He stands about 6'8" and wears a simple pastel robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has styled his white crest well, parting it to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull green iron scale mail. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Simple lock. 1 Spyglass. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Thorin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). White opal (600 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a very tight haircut. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.