Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Dûsh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dûsh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries a battered scythe and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. She has a very tight haircut. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Merla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Tanner.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 sp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'10" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She sports auburn long hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Seamstress; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished axe as well. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a brown collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a hunchback. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear flannel. He has red hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker violet hat.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and glaives. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is short and white. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 10 pp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his scythe. His hair is white and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp. Violet garnet (300 gp).