Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears a violet shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants, and he perpetually has his whip ready. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Being a Miller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue vest and prefers white and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Enidda embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a yellow vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She sports blonde long hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Agnes never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp.