Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Blue quartz (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tiaathque was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

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 wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1800 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available she will default to her mace. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'7". She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She keeps her silver crest in a pixie cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Bricklayer, 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: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Coral (120 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Amber (120 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. 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 pay off her debts; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this southern man is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Weaver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Weaver work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mercenary business.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Racist, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 pp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp).