Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, marred by beers. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Harbek hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, marred by teas. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Cecily hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When Cecily reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His blonde hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Tanner mother left him crippled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 cp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'3", this woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has brown hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her silver hair down. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Trym grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Trym fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Fax was born the youngest of three triplets. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a deep hatred of drow

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. With wild white hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Chaedi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but she was a colossal failure. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 gp. Coral (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.