Description: This eastern woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: Nissa speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Assassin. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Shivering was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bricklayer. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shamil embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Shamil was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a pastel suit. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length beige fur. She has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a violet feather.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This dark-skinned male is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nuraval fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 cp. Alexandrite (500 gp).