Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'0". He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a Jeweler, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Five was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Five's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 gp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length copper crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the south to a Body Guard, Donaar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

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

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jasper (40 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. With bright silver hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 50. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A freak accident while working with his Baker father left him crippled. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His bronze crest is still thick. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Herbalist. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on her right side, and carries flails. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: The child of a Barrister, who enjoyed hunting, Artin was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Artin took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up glaive and armor she uses now. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. During her travels, Shivering and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Shivering discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Shivering fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy red hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Gifted from a young age, Wella studied abroad. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 210 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp).