Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his blonde hair up. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Gimurt speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat, marred by sweets. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has brown eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has brown 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 lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oloric fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 290 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his white fur well, parting it to the left. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Adelaide enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a tan tunic with pastel highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mayor profession.

History: Kellen was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries a battered greatsword and tarnished dagger as well. She wears her blonde hair up. 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 highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Herleva fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: John 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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp.