Description: An older man who wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Pijjirik is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pijjirik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Her beige fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Shadow wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is short and red. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Naill and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Being a Fletcher kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Criella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor, she is not a threatening figure. She sports a flattop crest cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears just a black suit. She carries with her a set of whips, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is black and very short. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ruler. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's also a talented Shipwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Arara does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp. 3 Smokesticks.