Description: This late middle aged woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Knight, her father struggled to pay the bills. When Nikki reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His tied-back hair is white. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dalgal isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the west to a Engraver, Dalgal learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Srorthen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 60 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.