Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Surina hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Jade (130 gp).

Description: He wears a black vest and prefers brown and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is physically well-built. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. Zogdûsh enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Zogdûsh was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a simple pastel robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His cinnamon fur is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Seamstress, his father struggled to pay the bills. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Quick took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greataxe and armor he uses now. He struck the Mason job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Hourglass. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has green eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is short and red. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad tan hat.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a blue shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Virra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She usually wears her red robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. With bright black hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1400 sp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 3 Smokesticks.