Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. He wears his black hair up. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Paymon was born with his father's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Antinua has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Nybarg's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nybarg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'8" and tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sapply studied abroad. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Assassin profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Gennal was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Courier. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to be a assassin again

Bonds: Guardian, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

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. 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 Merchant 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 is wracked by social anxiety; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Carlin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 30 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is purple and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Amber (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.