Description: He wears long strands of jet and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is physically well-built. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: Standing 2'9", this woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple violet robe with black stripes complete with hood. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is long and black with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Being a Bricklayer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Nella was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nurkara grew up listening to her father's many stories. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Miner. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy golden hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vorka embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1200 gp. Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Aym is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the east to a Marshal, Aym learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his silver crest in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp).