Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is an amazing painter.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. 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. Ernest 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents enrolled her in a Fighter school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Red garnet (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is short and brown. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and pastel robe with the hood down. She has styled her brass crest well, parting it to the right. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hillanot studied abroad. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears just a blue suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Junk Dealer who has hired him part-time. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born into a rich family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Jade (150 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His tied-back hair is red. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Altho 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 Altho. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her lavender fur is smooth and relatively long. She has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a white feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a Tanner, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Smoking was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Smoking's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Star ruby (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has shaved her head bald. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1700 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Emerald (800 gp).