Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Rrath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rrath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Yurgunn was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Seamstress. Now she works as a music tutor during her time off.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Amber (100 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tattered old clothes. She sports silver long hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mercenary business.

History: Fallthra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Fallthra was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Fallthra's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a black and brown robe with the hood down. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ishte fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Blue sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in an above average manner. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His hair is short and chestnut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Barendd grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His childhood dream was to be a Glassblower, but he was a colossal failure. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Beggar and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Military. Occupation: Beggar

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

Possessions: 140 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp).