Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Seamstress. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but she was a colossal failure. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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 got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. Through the years after Xanaphia was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Xanaphia's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp. Azurite (15 gp). 1 Banded mail.