Description: This light-skinned male wears a worn and beaten armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nicholas embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Nicholas was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nicholas decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Thea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the west to a Mason, Gerbo learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She worked as a nervous Assassin and found it very stressful. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This western woman wears a black top hat and black clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Fistula is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Jet (90 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sarah does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sarah was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, 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 Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sarah was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp. Jade (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. His auburn hair is lengthy. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Barendd has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on her right side, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shepherd but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bimpnottin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.