Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. 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 is a Jackalwere in disguise. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is typically in her Armorer uniform. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alvyn embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Alvyn is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

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

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Althaea abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane, Impulsive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Serpent was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student she started as a Performer, but she got bored and became a Merchant. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Serpent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vorka isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Vorka lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her cinnamon fur down. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

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. A freak accident while working with her Ruler father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. She has a very tight haircut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a armorer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 80 pp.