Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and green pants. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Criella studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs, marred by beers. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has red fur. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Backpack.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears just a tan suit. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His ears are large.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 22000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Baker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Baker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'8". He usually wears his black robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. His crest is scarlet and very short. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dadalan grew up listening to his father's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Laborer father left him crippled. During his travels, Dadalan and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Dadalan discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Dadalan fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp.