Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Althaea embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 cp. Zircon (40 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available she will default to her shortspear. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Unemployed. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Artin was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a simple yellow robe with pastel stripes complete with hood, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (160 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Servant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Qemuel never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and half-elven compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has wavy golden hair. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1300 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears black trousers with tan and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.