Description: This late middle aged man is typically in his Mortician uniform and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Theriatis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: An older man who wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available he will default to his flail, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is white and curly. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His first spouse was a Doctor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. She has no hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Painter mother left her crippled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This light-skinned female prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is short and golden. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She enjoys reading and quiet.

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. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She keeps her blue crest in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Emerald is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 110 gp.