Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat, and carries nunchakus. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Varis has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Coral (90 gp).

Description: She wears dull blue sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has slicked back golden hair. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Naivara was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oppah embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Oppah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by 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: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull red iron scale mail. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shautha studied abroad. When Shautha reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: 3'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his golden hair up. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and doesn't want to be a farmer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 260 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple white robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Drenna was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bricklayer. She got money to start a business from the gang present in town. She is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has white eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His gold crest is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Gorbundus was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.