Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Nelkin is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nelkin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is cut short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Marigold grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 2'10". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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, Hupe is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is blonde and very short. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Priest. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Hoshû was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 11000 sp. Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He bought a longsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Sard (40 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a Architect, her father struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1500 sp.