Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Mason first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He found a children's book about a Gnome Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. She has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. She wears her white hair down. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 47000 sp. Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a fancy red suit. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bookbinder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

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 would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2100 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Jade (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and very much looks the part of a Scribe. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She sports blonde long hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. A gifted student she started as a Server, but she got bored and became a Scribe. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. Her hair is red and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. White opal (1400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. 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 was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (16 gp).