Description: Runty and weak-looking, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this northern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shaena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Bundrigo wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Bundrigo was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is an amazing painter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Malquis 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; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She wears her silver hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 90 gp. Coral (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black top hat and black clothes. His crest is white and curly. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. He has a hunchback. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a great chef.

History: Qualen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Seamstress and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Druuk lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.