Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a red shirt with thin green vertical stripes and violet pants. He has moderate length brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Joser enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Priest, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has red eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He usually wears his white robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished shortbow as well. His hair is short and brown. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp. Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it, marred by teas. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tomph grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Borun grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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 need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is still thick. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Cockaby isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Carpenter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Trym fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is golden and very short. His eyes are brown and catlike.

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. He is a great chef.

History: The child of a Stylist, who enjoyed hunting, Bundrigo was taken on many hunting expeditions. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 210 gp.