Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, black cloak. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ratanák 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 Ratanák. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her golden hair up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are gray.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Emotional, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She tends to wear a large yellow jacket, marred by beers. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mortician business.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Jade (50 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her crest is red and curly. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Jet (110 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Antitoxin. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 harsh and unforgiving.

History: The child of a Junk Dealer, who enjoyed hunting, Bucklal was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Shautha 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 gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by her family; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).