Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has red crest. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'0". She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. She has chestnut hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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. Her hair is brown and very short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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. Emmeline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Healer who has hired him part-time. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1400 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Rose (30 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'11". She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has wavy black fur. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Drifting is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Drifting was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is long and golden with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp.