Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her tied-back hair is red. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bookbinder. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aline grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Aline alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Alain will drive conversation. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on her left side. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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 always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Revenge; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears white trousers with pastel and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and falchions. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Gunter speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Gunter and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Being a Masseuse kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear brown tank tops with yellow pants. He has shaved his head bald. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her beige fur up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.