Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a violet shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he usually wears his brown robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. He has moderate length auburn hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His tied-back hair is golden. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears a fancy green suit, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. He has dyed his greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gale 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 Gale. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Hupe and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Rose (40 gp).