Description: Standing 5'2", this man prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his orange fur up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sweet lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Armorer, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Oppleby and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has moderate length black fur. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Drifting was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Drifting 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 Drifting. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).