Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear black tank tops with green pants. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Nim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 220 pp. Jet (120 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Citrine (50 gp).

Description: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His head has been shaved. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Emerald (1200 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).