Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Alain alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. He has bronze crest. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kiirith grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kiirith. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 240 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her bronze crest is heavily combed to the left. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mayor born in the past three hundred years. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and wants her loneliness to end

Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. She wears her black hair up. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.