Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and seeks redemption

Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Healer. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Donella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Donella took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sai and armor she uses now. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Akmen is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Akmen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 900 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Amber (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. She has beige fur. She is baby faced.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is an amazing painter.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a grey Stetson hat and grey clothes. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His white hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp.