Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Valida never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and red robe with the hood down. She has a hunchback. With wild black hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his red hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Felgrat fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Theirastra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Doctor, but she got bored and became a Weaver. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new weaver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 gp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Pallabar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the south. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A 5'10" northern woman, she wears a grey coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mary embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Mary was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Hematite (5 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A 5'0" eastern woman, she is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gifted student she started as a Junk Dealer, but she got bored and became a Fisher. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his shortbow. His brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Kriv was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and doesn't want to be a junk dealer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp.