Description: He stands about 5'7" and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Simon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Yevelda alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). White opal (500 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'3", this man wears just a brown suit. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the east. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and doesn't want to be a barkeep and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 48000 sp. 2 Acid flasks. 4 Holy water.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Herleva was born the youngest of three triplets. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush, Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Carpenter uniform, and is pretty ugly. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the west to a Carpenter, Kellen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

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

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Sard (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).