Description: He wears a simple pastel robe with black stripes complete with hood. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and daggers. His fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Torgga hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Torgga was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is physically well-built. She has wavy brown hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Religious, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paymon studied abroad. His first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 5'10" western woman, she is wearing a long, black cloak. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Barkeep. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 sp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Xanaphia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Family, Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.