Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She is portly but not overly obese. She has no crest. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Brewer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Brewer and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, black shirt, and blue tie, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His fur is short and yellow. His half smiles and yellow eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Flask 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Eva was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has moderate length golden hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Gesrethe reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and to be a performer again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older man who dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks, he is not a threatening figure. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is short and black. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. He tends to his Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp.