Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. His hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He struck the Mercenary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 370 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and monstrous two handed axes. Her hair is blonde and curly. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Virra is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Virra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She keeps her long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His tied-back hair is red. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a brown coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She sports black long hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Agatha hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. His hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears his blonde hair down. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Fonkin embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Fonkin abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He tends to his Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 40 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 2 Antitoxin.