Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Herbalist job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is white and curly. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and sais. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dull black sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. Her bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears long strands of emerald and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her red hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available she will default to her longbow. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Being a Barkeep 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it, and carries longbows. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses like a well dressed Armorer does. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She worked as a nervous Armorer and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Armorer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and white. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tomi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.