Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

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 refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and she perpetually has her sai ready. Her green crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Surina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Surina took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sai and armor she uses now. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Dain alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Dain was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 cp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: A 6'1" western woman, she wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down. His fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is chestnut and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2400 sp.