Description: A 5'4" eastern woman, she usually wears her blue robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is white and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is short and white. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shava grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Shava abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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. Shava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his dark red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gold and catlike.

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: Fenriz was born the youngest of three triplets. He found a children's book about a Tiefling 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's in love; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1500 sp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Burto speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Born in the south to a Assassin, Burto learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Assassin responsibilities is difficult; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Uraim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Barkeep mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his right side, and is pretty ugly. He has no fur. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Guy was born the youngest of three triplets. His childhood dream was to be a Banker, but he was a colossal failure. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman wears a violet shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4 Holy water.