Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, yellow shirt, and tan tie. She has wavy silver hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Kilia wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Kilia 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 giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses divination through singing.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. 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: To settle down with his crush; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear tan tank tops with grey pants. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a Performer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Arannis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2 Thunderstones. 4 Smokesticks. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she likes to wear black tank tops with pastel skirt. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

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. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Pyxrin was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 sp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear black tank tops with green pants. His scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 35. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When Mugrunden reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Baker business.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Dagnal was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Dagnal's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1100 sp.