Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, grey cloak. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 170 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a simple blue robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a grey vest and prefers blue and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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. Emmeline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist, Fearful. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears just a blue suit. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Tailor and found it very stressful. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Bendoo is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Butcher, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1900 gp.