Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Raer alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her black hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Vorka abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Pink pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: He likes to wear green tank tops with black pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Kipper was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tagga 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.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blue hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Skamos grew up listening to his father's many stories. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Skamos has worked very hard to control his curse. He tends to his Tanner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 110 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (90 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: A 6'1" southern man, he wears just a black suit. His golden hair is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Dûsh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Dilettante. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Dilettante; and he's in love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 70000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is typically in her Assassin uniform, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.