Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Syllin will drive conversation. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Syllin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Syllin. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'1" and very much looks the part of a Guard. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bhevek isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Bhevek was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Bhevek took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tan vest and prefers grey and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a very tight haircut. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Knight. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the west to a Knight, Nalaed learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Rael and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and carries daggers. He has a very tight haircut. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Borun was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Locksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length orange fur. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beast grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When Beast reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'2" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Rurik hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Rurik grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Rurik. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.