Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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, Norkruuth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Norkruuth was born with his father's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is still thick. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Keth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30000 cp. Jade (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Malachite (7 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Cairn was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 140 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her right side, and she perpetually has her bow ready. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a yellow shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. Her black hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Shava alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Shava and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).