Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 50 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Bather does. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and greataxes. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She got into the Bather business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Carpenter mother left her crippled. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Osco never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 150 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She likes to wear red tank tops with grey skirt. She has a hunchback. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Tawna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 160 gp. Iolite (50 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. A true patriot, Vonana would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a Stylist, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Vonana was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and black. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Patrick was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'0" and wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Duvamil was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Cook. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.