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 rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jacoba grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jacoba. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with red slacks. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her shield. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Portia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. With bright blonde hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Zanna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. She has a hunchback. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). White opal (700 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. She is physically well-built. Her beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: River hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. River was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and maces. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy silver hair. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20000 sp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. 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's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50000 cp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp).