Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Althaea's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Locksmith, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

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 is a great chef.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Yurk was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Yurk decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair is red and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1400 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: Standing 3'5", this woman is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She takes great joy in being the best Locksmith in town.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her father 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: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is typically in his Crown-heir uniform, marred by teas. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Crown-heir. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the west. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.