Description: Standing 3'11", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Artin hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Orsik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 6 Acid flasks. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is lengthy. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. At a young age her father died while driving off some gnolls. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in bastard sword use. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ermina was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bather. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student she started as a Body Guard, but she got bored and became a Bather. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and to be a body guard again

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the north. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Orianna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Orianna was taken on many hunting expeditions. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Orianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Artistic, Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a white armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp.