Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His fur is orange and curly. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Serpent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She wears her blonde hair up. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nedda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a white vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is short and brown. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is physically well-built. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mialee fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Helen hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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. Helen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, black cloak. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jezebeth isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jezebeth studied abroad. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She sports black long hair. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Malquis lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).