Description: An older man who usually wears his yellow robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 150 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His hair is brown and curly. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Pallabar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Seamstress, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Herbalist like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green 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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by beers. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Gynnie enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gynnie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She tends to her Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has wavy brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Ellyjoybell was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with red slacks. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

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: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Warryn was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Warryn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her falchion with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Jacoba was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 70 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).