Description: Standing 5'3", this man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Charles was taken on many hunting expeditions. Charles liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has wavy red crest. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. A true patriot, Gorbundus 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 struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Born in the north to a Actor, William learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Actor.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. 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 resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Raam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He has no hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naeris fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is an epitome of beauty. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and doesn't want to be a glassblower and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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 born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Mardnab was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mardnab 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 Mardnab. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Hematite (8 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a Barrister, his father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Pink pearl (90 gp).