Description: He wears an entirely green suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Xappan's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Xappan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Jet (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Amber (140 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears an eyepatch.

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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her tied-back hair is red. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she has a crush on the local shoemaker

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He very much looks the part of a Painter. His hair is white and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp).

Description: This northern woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black crest. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a hunchback. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. She has taken up work as a Performer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Emeny lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has blonde hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

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

Possessions: 300 pp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has wavy black hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. To her fellows she 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: She was raised in a desert tribe. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many gnolls want her driven away

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp.