Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black fur. His yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. To his fellows he 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: Gifted from a young age, Ethereal studied abroad. He 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. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has white crest. He is baby faced.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Bonds: Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. She wears her auburn hair down. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Torbera grew up listening to her father's many stories. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A 4'9" northern woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, marred by teas. His hair is chestnut and very short. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

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. A freak accident while working with his Sailor father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70000 cp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 Gnome in existence. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a Ploughman, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Rieta would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Rose (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Jeweler born in the past three hundred years. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).