Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly maces and axes. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Being a Shepherd kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'0" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 gp. Coral (130 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished shield as well. He has wavy brown hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Naeris reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She struck the Sage job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.