Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Robert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'4". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports red long hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Caramip isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Vanchu alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Vanchu was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He dresses like a well dressed Guard does, marred by sweets. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: An older woman who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown fur is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. She struck the Shoemaker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'8". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 330 gp.