Veritas,
They are all hobbits rescued from the Tombs of Meneltarma where they were imprisoned by Ar-Pharazon (and previous kings, too, I guess.) Loremaster was, well, the Loremaster; Gamba and Phura were orphans, and became his adopted sons before we met them. Five more children were orphaned in the course of the story: Kesha (a 12 yar old), Asta, Roka (both 6), and toddlers Ban and Maura. Those children basically started hanging around with Gamba and Phura, so Loremaster adopted them too, by default, sort of. But they ended up being Gamba's children, going with him on the ship.
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...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.
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