Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mason business.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Adventurer. He's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. He wears his blonde hair up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her head has been shaved. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult 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 long black hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Seamstress for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: An older woman who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Claira wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His white fur is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Shifting speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the south to a Mason, Nimble learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: He wears a green wide-brimmed hat and green clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are red.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Therai was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Laborer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Carpenter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1900 sp.