Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'7". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and his gloved hand is found clutching a trident. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 17000 cp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Fire opal (500 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Sailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Barber, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and green tie. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Hork was taken on many hunting expeditions. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Hunter business.

History: Paggen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her head has been shaved. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Soveliss embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She stands about 5'1" and is dressed in an above average manner. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She got into the Barber business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Barber and found it very stressful. She struck the Barber job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and doesn't want to be a ruler and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.