Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 all his life been fascinated with dancing.

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: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. She has red hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Mercenary profession.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has shaved his head bald. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 pp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has moderate length silver hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with 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. After coming to the age of reason, Finellen took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Ar-Gul liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Azurite (15 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.