Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jade (160 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Jade (160 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Azza hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Azza was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 7000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Vanuath was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 pp. Sard (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He usually wears his black robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. He has red eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jet (150 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Jade (150 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Olunt was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Olunt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Elegant is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Farmer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Cartwright, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Poor, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.