Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A true patriot, Altho would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 50 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His beige fur is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, brown shirt, and black tie. He has chestnut hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 has worked as a Dilettante like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 220 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her chestnut hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Mara was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Robert grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Robert. 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. Robert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1700 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Through the years after Ahinar was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ahinar's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. He wears his rusty crest up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Antinua lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Detective, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 120 gp.