Description: A 3'1" eastern woman, she has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She got into the Painter business at a young age. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her rusty crest is heavily combed to the right. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and doesn't want to be a shoemaker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Blacksmith born in the past three hundred years. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a pastel shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants. Her gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: Standing 2'10", this man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Damien wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Baker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Laborer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Akra hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).