Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A freak accident while working with his Unemployed mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

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. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Tailor. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At some point she was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Rolen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Rolen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2400 sp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears black trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His brown hair is long and unkept. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Xappan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.