Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 38000 sp. Moss agate (4 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Locksmith father left her crippled. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Good lock.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Black opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is silver and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This eastern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. This blue eyed easterner 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. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears violet trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Guard who has hired her part-time. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).