Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has wavy golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Shaká abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. Her fur is cinnamon and curly. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Edge was born the youngest of three triplets. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Bloodstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His dark red hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Merihim studied abroad. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is typically in his Fortune-teller uniform. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and someone believes him a fraud

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Elysande hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Barrister kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tan tunic with violet highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He 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; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2900 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Body Guard business.

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. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. She tends to her Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 sp. Coral (80 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Sora was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Detective. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Burgell learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 90000 cp. Malachite (6 gp). Coral (130 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.