Description: Standing 5'3", this man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Peren was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Guard. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Silent was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Expand her business; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Naill hails from a village terrorized by drow. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She wears her red hair up. Her ears are large.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and black pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and rapiers. He wears his gray fur down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Five hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Five was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Locksmith. After a long history of fighting, Five and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Rock crystal (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His red fur is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Jet (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'1" and wears tattered old clothes. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Dilettante, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her parents enrolled her in a Warlock school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 cp.