Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His golden hair is braided into rings. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Thomas was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Jade (160 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jet (100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'1" when asserting himself. He wears his white hair up. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 17000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a colorful flower in his cinnamon fur. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Jeweler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Map Maker; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oppleby isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Assassin but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the north to a Courier, Paelias learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Paelias was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.