Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Through the years after Valida was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Valida's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valida fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are white.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a spear on his belt. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Charles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Iolite (80 gp).

Description: Standing 4'3", this woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her head has been shaved. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Fallthra has worked very hard to control her curse. During her travels, Fallthra and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Fallthra discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Fallthra fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with yellow slacks. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady silver eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Xappan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xappan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).