Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tan vest and prefers black and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He found a children's book about a Halfling Ranger 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a hunchback. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Skûn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Skûn was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fortune-teller. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Glassblower arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Azurite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.