Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars, marred by chocolates. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Ahlyssa hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 140 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Brogg does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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. Brogg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His childhood dream was to be a Barkeep, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his right side. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Brottor lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jade (150 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Roywyn isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Roywyn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 340 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has auburn hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He found a children's book about a Elf 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 has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is dressed in an above average manner. She has white fur. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her first spouse was a Healer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Being a Interpreter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.