Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bethrynna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'10", this man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is an amazing painter.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes, and carries tridents. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She takes great joy in being the best Herbalist in town.

History: Pennie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has worked as a Herbalist like her mother before her.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His fur is red and curly. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the east to a Locksmith, Rosamund learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. She has taken up work as a Locksmith and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

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 underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A 3'7" northern man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Zaffrab was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Zaffrab's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 gp. Jade (140 gp).