Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are green.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Beggar. He tends to his Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her silver hair is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Nissa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

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 tends to wear a large pastel jacket. Her gray fur is long and unkept. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Gifted from a young age, Right-Handed studied abroad. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Right-Handed grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Right-Handed. Being a Priest 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: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Average lock.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her fur, while still mostly lavender, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She got into the Ploughman business at a young age. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Akta was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and carries longswords. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Keyleth was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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. Keyleth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp).