Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has wavy golden hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is short and blonde. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Eva was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears yellow trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Being a Bather kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 sp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She wears her blonde hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born to a Brewer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother 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 find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the south to a Fletcher, Miles learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fletcher. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Job, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tan trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Aelar was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Farmer business.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 50 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. He sports a flattop hair cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Mogg was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Miller. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Anne will drive conversation. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Anne's homeland. Anne decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.