Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She wears her silver hair up. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has slicked back brown hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her head has been shaved. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of a Fisher, who enjoyed hunting, Henry was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 sp. Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Performer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She found a children's book about a Dwarf 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: 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; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His head has been shaved. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age his mother died while driving off some illithids. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in scythe use. 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. Ombul fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.