Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her purple hair is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Anakis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 90 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Rohesia hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Pallabar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 gp.