Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Callie's homeland. Callie decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is long and silver with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Senteq fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, green cloak, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. She wears her silver hair up. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady silver eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Armara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Carnelian (70 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 4'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 50 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man is typically in his Shoemaker uniform and is in decent physical shape. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a scythe on her belt. Her hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and carries whips. He has no hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Broce fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp).