Description: This malnourished woman wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to protect her home

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His fur is white and very short. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Spring was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Spring was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 11000 sp. Malachite (8 gp).

Description: He wears a simple blue robe with red stripes complete with hood, and he perpetually has his sickle ready. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Glim 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: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Glim's homeland. Glim decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears just a pastel suit. Her gray fur is still thick. She has copper eyes and a pastel hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Tricking was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mason. She became a Mason soon after.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and balancing her hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Amber (160 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Baelitae does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the west to a Detective, Baelitae learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 pp. Banded agate (6 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered tan hat.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's in love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She dresses like a well dressed Tanner does. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: She is greedy; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He carries a battered scythe and tarnished scimitar as well. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a shipwright and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Debt, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

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