Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has wavy brown hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is an amazing painter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When Nissa reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother 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 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears an entirely white suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

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. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.