Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has shaved her head bald. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shoemaker business.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Vlorn liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Being a Shoemaker 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 is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is content; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 3'3" eastern man, he tends to wear a large tan jacket. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Roondar embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Roondar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Roondar took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Eldeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp).