Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 sp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alston embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Shepherd. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'2". He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. His red hair is cut short. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a scimitar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. His red hair is lengthy. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shepherd but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. After a long history of fighting, Richard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bricklayer born in the past three hundred years. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Gurdis lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 9000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His purple hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Ahrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He is baby faced.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born into a rich family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the south to a Detective, Vlorn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp. Onyx (70 gp).