Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lerissa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lerissa. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available she will default to her shortbow. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 80 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red crest. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She has a hunchback. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She uses divination through singing.

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. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her crest is short and gold. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born into a rich family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Simple lock. 1 Silk rope. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Interpreter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Fletcher, but she got bored and became a Interpreter. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Interpreter for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.