Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His hair is black and curly. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Brewer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear flannel. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Gubrash 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: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Gubrash was taken on many hunting expeditions. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Fargrim is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Fargrim hails from a village terrorized by drow. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants revenge against drow

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Riardon was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1800 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). 3 Acid flasks.