Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Gaaki was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is short and chestnut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He sports a flattop fur cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This eastern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Crowbar.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he very much looks the part of a Architect. His silver crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He is a Lycanthrope in disguise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat and is in decent physical shape. She has brass crest. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (50 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her dark red hair is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Glassblower arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Tod alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'10" when asserting herself. She has no hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. Jet (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.