Description: An older man who wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Heward is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is short and auburn. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She uses divination through singing.

History: Trym lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He has no crest. His eyes are gold.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Engraver. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has achieved small success as a Engraver.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is short and brown. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mantus fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear flannel. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shipwright but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Creega was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf. Her hair is white and very short. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Sekhmet began to lead the lost caravan. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.