Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Anverth was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'3" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Travok reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Travok never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He very much looks the part of a Roofer. He keeps his bronze crest in a pixie cut. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. He has achieved small success as a Roofer.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His crest is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Ida hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Ida and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cumpen abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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 south. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 sp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fancy tan suit. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gerbo was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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. Gerbo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.