Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lerissa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: In love, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1200 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Emerald (700 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Emerald (400 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears brown trousers with tan and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Uthemar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: He wears a simple red robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Vlorn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Vlorn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'2" and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.