Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shautha studied abroad. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a mace on his belt. His hair is short and white. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Barkeep, who enjoyed hunting, Abad was taken on many hunting expeditions. Abad liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Frug's homeland. Frug decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 cp. White pearl (80 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 19000 sp. Iolite (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.