Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is red and very short. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Revenge; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is short and silver. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, blue cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. With bright auburn hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Shava alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Whurbin was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Hunter. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears bulky red painted plate armor. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Kristryd isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the south to a Animal Trainer, Kristryd learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Kristryd abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'1" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.