Description: A 4'7" western woman, she wears an entirely tan suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Arara and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Nissa learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her blue crest is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Vezera was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Cartwright. She became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and many goblins want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ida embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has wavy blonde hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. Emma is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bather arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has worked as a Ploughman like his mother before him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: Windy hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item.