Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Assassin; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde 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: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Paggen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Amber (90 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His childhood dream was to be a Bounty Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Coral (70 gp).

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished bastard sword as well. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Hoshû is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hoshû fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape and is in decent physical shape. She has slicked back black hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born in the south. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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. Dee fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears a grey vest and prefers blue and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a hunchback. She wears her black hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bowyer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She uses divination through singing.

History: Jacoba was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

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. 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 has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has a crush on the local slave trader

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An older man who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, he is not a threatening figure. His crest is green, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Matilda was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's in love; and halfling compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: Malachite (11 gp).