Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. He has shaved his head bald. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red crest is singed and shortened. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker green hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Saphara was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is still thick. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Kipper isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Kipper was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lilith grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lilith. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: This woman wears a green tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Nuthra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Masseuse, but she was a colossal failure. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Black opal (900 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Geoffrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is an amazing painter.

History: Grûblik was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Grûblik's homeland. Grûblik decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Moss agate (16 gp).