Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and retire the richest man in the south

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). 4 Smokesticks. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Valida wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Valida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Valida alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 90 gp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a yellow top hat and yellow clothes. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valanthe grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Valanthe 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 Valanthe. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'0" southern man, he is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bucklal isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Bucklal was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 260 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She has a hunchback. She has wavy auburn hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Joan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 cp. White pearl (150 gp).