Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear flannel. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has brown hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a great chef.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ernest embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of a Gardener, who enjoyed hunting, Ernest was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Ernest took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up warhammer and armor he uses now. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is physically well-built. Her hair is short and white. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Hugh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born in the south. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Delre speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Delre alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His green crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Dyer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Arumawann was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and expand his business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This slender man stands about 2'11". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.