Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His red hair is lengthy. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is black and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Vola was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 pp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, red cloak. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the north to a Beggar, Verna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Verna 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 Verna. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Unvera was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Unvera took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a brown vest and prefers tan and pastel shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Purban has worked very hard to control his curse. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ridaro grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she has a crush on the local fortune-teller

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 30 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).