Description: This light-skinned female wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Tiaathque was taken on many hunting expeditions. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tiaathque fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has moderate length silver crest. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Sage born in the past three hundred years. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the north. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, marred by sweets. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A 4'0" western man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nalral embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears a white vest and prefers blue and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp).