Description: An older woman who has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is red and very short. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of a Bounty Hunter, who enjoyed hunting, Keyleth was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Keyleth was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His lavender fur is matted, messy, and big. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. A freak accident while working with his Doctor mother left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This northern man wears skinny pants and wears a violet and black robe with the hood down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Heian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Heian was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stableman. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, green shirt, and tan tie. She carries with her a set of kukris on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available she will default to her hammer. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Shepherd, but he got bored and became a Cook. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman likes to wear tan tank tops with brown skirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. Her hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pyntle embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. A true patriot, Pyntle would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but she was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pyntle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. A true patriot, Nora would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. When Nora reached her early adolescence her Halfling father 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.