Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

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. She married young, but lost her spouse to illithids. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Alice was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born in the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Bonds: Family, Has a crush, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her black hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Loopmottin was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Gnome Fighter 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 18000 cp. Red garnet (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: He stands about 2'11" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of a Spy, who enjoyed hunting, Howard was taken on many hunting expeditions. Howard liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available she will default to her glaive. She has slicked back red hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carlin grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her brass crest up. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dull pastel sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed mace, just in case. His cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. The war was a terrible time for him, and Great does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Great lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Butcher, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a butcher and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 pp. Amethyst (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Knight, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ekk never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Sard (70 gp).