Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. Her gray fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Edge was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She tends to her Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has moderate length black hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Nalaed hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

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. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Mardred speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Mardred was born with her mother's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a fancy white dress. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Murgen was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Tanner. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: 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; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is an epitome of beauty. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to protect her home

Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Guardian, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.