Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She usually wears her yellow robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. She wears her black hair down. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Butcher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Sumnes was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. She's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this western woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She sports white long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Jo is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'0". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Aura enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Being a Painter 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: To clean up the streets; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a tan suit. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Siffress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.