Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he prefers to wear flannel. He wears his white hair down. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Nicholas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in a small desert village. 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 was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Torbera was born with her father's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Torbera fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'7" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her monstrous two handed axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 pp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Butcher. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Shax's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the north to a Miner, Shax learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest is black and curly. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (600 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Sard (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.