Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. She sports a flattop fur cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Shivering was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Assassin and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a green vest and prefers pastel and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is brown and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white crest is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Pandjed hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Pandjed was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Nybarg has worked very hard to control his curse. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a violet vest and prefers tan and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is silver and very short. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mercenary. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has red hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Chain shirt.