Description: She has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 14th 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. After a long history of fighting, Dalaba and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a black shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He has blue eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Barbena embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. The war was a terrible time for her, and Barbena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Barbena took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Barbena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: A 3'1" eastern woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His black hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears an entirely tan suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.