Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Dain was taken on many hunting expeditions. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1800 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His white crest is lengthy. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Arjhan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Breastplate.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Quarion was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Painter. Recently the stress of being a Painter has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Frouse hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Jeweler for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest is scarlet and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). 1 Half-Plate.