Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has shaved his head bald. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is short and chestnut. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She stands about 6'7" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Knight. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white crest is braided into rings. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Gesrethe lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Ploughman, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for her, and Marastyr does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. A gifted student she started as a Scribe, but she got bored and became a Blacksmith. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Taklinn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Shoemaker, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gerbo hails from a village terrorized by drow. Gerbo abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greataxe. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 14. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Baelitae lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Baelitae never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and doesn't want to be a gardener and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Family, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has red hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 42. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Theirastra was taken on many hunting expeditions. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 cp.