Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Armorer; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has scarlet crest. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Bricklayer, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'8" when asserting herself. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Recently the stress of being a Bricklayer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black top hat and black clothes. His copper crest is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: He wears a pastel coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He carries with him a set of spears on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Pelt lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a Hunter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Jade (40 gp).