Description: This tall, slender woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Thava is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Being a Laborer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Depressed, PTSD, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and white robe with the hood down. His tied-back hair is white. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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 in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He wears his red fur down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Maynild hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Tiaathque hails from a village terrorized by drow. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 230 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with green pants. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ronk never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2700 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Kilvar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Kilvar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Zephan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 sp.