Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Alston 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is physically well-built. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Odorr hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Eleanor 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 Eleanor. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

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 obsessed with her god.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 140 gp. Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a large violet jacket. She has slicked back auburn hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Margery enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Margery was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shipwright. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Wella hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; 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: Artistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Agatha is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Agatha hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Agatha alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she usually wears her grey robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is white and very short. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Dagnal wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Dagnal was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a brewer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. Jade (130 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.