Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple grey robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shoemaker business.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Nora has worked very hard to control her curse. 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: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 6'1" and is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She has white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Lagazi is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Performer does. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in the east. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has worked as a Performer like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bellfounder. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp).