Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. After coming to the age of reason, Harbek took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Harbek never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She likes to wear tan tank tops with blue skirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Architect who has hired her part-time. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She got into the Architect business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 39000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Gorga was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Gorga and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a white collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Howard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy brown suit, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. He keeps his black fur in a flapper bob. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are copper.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Detective but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Elegant hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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, Vanuath is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Vanuath was born with his father's beautiful face. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Vanuath alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is content; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 pp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.