Description: He wears a fancy blue suit. He carries a battered sword and tarnished crossbow as well. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Alston's homeland. Alston decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Golden pearl (60 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Black opal (500 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amber (60 gp). Rose (40 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aelar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Aelar hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2800 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears long strands of aquamarine and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Doesn't want to be a Gardener and was forced into it by her family; and she has money and likes to spend it

Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1700 gp. Canary diamond (2000 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Sard (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Jet (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Willow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears a yellow vest and prefers blue and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When Birel reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This light-skinned female wears professional attire. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Baggi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Baggi never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1500 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has achieved small success as a Brewer.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. Tourmaline (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Good lock.