Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. Her orange fur, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the east to a Barber, Tricking learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Tricking never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a great chef.

History: Nim hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. 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. Nim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His white crest is long and unkept. His ears are large.

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

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has brown hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in an above average manner. With bright red hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His crest is short and gold. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. After a long history of fighting, Medrash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear flannel. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. 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 will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

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

Possessions: 600 sp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 99. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born in the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female prefers to wear flannel. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Priest business.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.