Description: This light-skinned female likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is short and blonde. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, 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. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease, Insane. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear flannel. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has moderate length green crest. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. Her long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Furrele embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the south. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her white hair is still thick. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Tervaround is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: Tiefling compassion; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Ruler who has hired him part-time. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length red fur. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Silver pearl (160 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).