Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His brown hair is still thick. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 77. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Kellen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1600 gp. Amber (120 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is typically in his Healer uniform. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Healer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Healer like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A true patriot, Olgoth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Olgoth was born with his father's beautiful face. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears professional attire. His hair is white and very short. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Nim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is content; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull white iron scale mail. His hair is cut close to his head. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Fargas isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nella studied abroad. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20000 cp. Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp).

Description: This eastern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Server, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her parents enrolled her in a Adept school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is content

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 sp.