Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Norkruuth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tanner. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. The war was a terrible time for him, and Paymon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Paymon has worked very hard to control his curse. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This southern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears dull brown sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Adventurer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 90 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He 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. 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 desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Frug was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Addict, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Andraste was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 cp.

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 likes to wear yellow tank tops with black pants. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 cp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her crest is red and curly. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp.