Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries a battered glaive and tarnished sai as well. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Aline will drive conversation. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Aline lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Miner, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. 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. Aline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 26000 sp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. Her fur is gray and curly. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Syllin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. She struck the Layabout job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3200 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Vassago speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Arannis took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and tiefling compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Pog was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).