Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Thodris is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Thodris was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thodris 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 Thodris. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has moderate length white hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Rose (40 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Althaea hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 6'0", this man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Balimaar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Balimaar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. 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 quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Flame was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Flame's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His crest is cut close to his head. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: A powerful wizard 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.