Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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

History: Born in the south to a Assassin, Hupe learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Miller, but he was a colossal failure. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she usually wears her yellow robe and has her morningstar always slung over her shoulder. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Quillathe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 150 gp. Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Maiathah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has achieved small success as a Fletcher.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tan trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gerbo hails from a village terrorized by orcs. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Black opal (1400 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.