Description: This man is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Srorthen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her red crest is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her golden hair is well kept. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mercenary born in the past three hundred years. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and balancing his hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Merla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears skinny pants and wears a tan and yellow robe with the hood down. His hair is blonde and curly. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Quarion was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has worked as a Doctor like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1400 sp. Azurite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tattered old clothes. His copper crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 63. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp. 3 Holy water.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. He has styled his yellow fur well, parting it to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mortician. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 390 gp.