Description: This tall, slender woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 140 pp. Banded agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Emerald (400 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Gillyd's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2400 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. His gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Mortician mother left him crippled. Being a Map Maker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100000 cp.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and wears a fancy black dress. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Bilga 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a large white jacket. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Thorpe hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Thorpe liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. 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 quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Unemployed but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Baker profession.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Healer soon after.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (150 gp).