Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Lance hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. She has no fur. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. She has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (120 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears pastel trousers with grey and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Corkitron hails from a village terrorized by giants. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Corkitron was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman is typically in her Mason uniform. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears professional attire. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. After a long history of fighting, Delg and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is white and curly. She has blue eyes.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Keyleth 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a red coat with black slacks, and he perpetually has his sword ready. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a great chef.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Black pearl (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).