Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in a small forest village. He found a children's book about a Gnome Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Jade (160 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has no hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Dilettante first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Morthos lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This southern man wears a pastel collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Barendd hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Barendd lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Barendd was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Tailor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sindri lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.