Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'6" when asserting himself. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the north to a Miner, Zook learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Darrow hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple tan robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has worked as a Miller like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sarah grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Sarah abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1300 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Coral (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Jade (90 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'5". He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. His blue crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 19000 sp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She wears her golden hair up. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Agatha hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A freak accident while working with her Map Maker mother left her crippled. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her head has been shaved. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Gunnloda's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gunnloda grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gunnloda. 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.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Masseuse business.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

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

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has wavy silver hair. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp).