Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Dûgza was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dûgza 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 Dûgza. Being a Miller 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10000 cp. Malachite (14 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Urshar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Masseuse and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Eldeth never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Criella 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 several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears long strands of jet and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Nimble lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Performer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is long and silver with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2600 sp.