Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Nissa is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Laucian was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Laucian's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Laucian was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

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

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 14000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Taklinn is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Taklinn was born the youngest of three triplets. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mayor.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 sp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she has a crush on the local mortician

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Coral (50 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. He wears a colorful flower in his red fur. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shadow grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her red hair down. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Unvera studied abroad. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.