Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears tattered old clothes. She has a hunchback. Her hair is short and blonde. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this western woman sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Fistula enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She struck the Barber job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. White pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

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 freak accident while working with his Cartwright mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Varis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Guard like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in the north to a Bounty Hunter, Ownka learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ownka 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 Ownka. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man usually wears his pastel robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. He has no fur. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Leaf hails from a village terrorized by illithids. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mayor. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Theodoric was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 390 gp.