Description: This woman wears a pastel coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Cask hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dentratha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sage. His hair is short and red. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kildrak studied abroad. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 320 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Ranala enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ranala was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Anne lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 north. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a fancy black dress. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 cp. Hematite (10 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Shanairla was born with her father's beautiful face. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears long strands of aquamarine and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Hunter and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is short and chestnut. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Jelenneth was born the youngest of three triplets. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Smokesticks.