Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear flannel and is in decent physical shape. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is purple and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Verin liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 brown trousers with white and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Apothecary. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Apothecary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a large white jacket, and is pretty ugly. His hair is black and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Thorpe lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Interpreter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 10 pp. Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her red fur is knotted and matted. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quick speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp).