Description: A 6'6" northern man, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Torinn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 50 gp. Jet (50 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'5" and is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His scarlet crest is still thick. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baradad grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Baradad was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and halfling compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Performer. He tends to his Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp).