Description: She wears black trousers with pastel and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When Akta reached her early adolescence her Tiefling 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gold.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Euron will drive conversation. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Euron alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A freak accident while working with her Crown-heir mother left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Zircon (50 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is physically well-built. Her gray fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 160 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His hair is black and curly. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Guard who has hired him part-time. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bucklal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Barber for the past few years.

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: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'7" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, violet shirt, and black tie. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Odorr was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Emotional, Racist. Occupation: Actor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

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. Leshanna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Baker, who enjoyed hunting, Leshanna was taken on many hunting expeditions. Through the years after Leshanna was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Leshanna's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.