Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Weaver, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Phann has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has a crush on the local assassin

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He very much looks the part of a Animal Trainer. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born in the east to a Animal Trainer, Modean learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has no hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Jelenneth's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Jelenneth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1900 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his auburn hair down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gomory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. After a long history of fighting, Gomory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Vanuath hails from a village terrorized by drow. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Scribe, her father struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Bryseis took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. 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 revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp.