Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is red and curly. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Fivin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Fivin was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sculptor. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fivin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver ewer (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'3". He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His auburn hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Pallabar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Zephan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 9000 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Amber (70 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. Her bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bookbinder. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 40 pp. Onyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a grey scarf. She has a hunchback. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Mardnab's homeland. Mardnab decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears a colorful flower in her dark red hair. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears an entirely tan suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Healer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Leshanna was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Leshanna's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barber arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.