Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Althaea was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 43000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His golden hair is lengthy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the west to a Layabout, Vonbin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Stylist, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 37000 sp.

Description: This northern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the north to a Bowyer, Maynild learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bowyer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gray eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: Standing 5'8", this man wears a pastel collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 13000 cp. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Thunderstones. 2 Tanglefoot bags.