Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He sports a flattop crest cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Gorbundus was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Slave Trader. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, black shirt, and grey tie. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 sp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His crest, while still mostly rusty, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 310 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 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. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Dara's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Dara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a very tight haircut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Nalaed and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 cp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has slicked back red hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Bendoo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Bendoo was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Xanaphia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 140 gp.