Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ilde grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman wears just a black suit, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy silver hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Courier does. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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. 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 Courier. He's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is chestnut and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spy born in the past three hundred years. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a sai on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Reirak was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Reirak's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Reirak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this northern woman is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Unvera 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: Unvera lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She has shaved her head bald. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Xanaphia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with her Stylist father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has moderate length brass crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ruler. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the south to a Ruler, Jheri learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. Recently the stress of being a Ruler has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Coral (120 gp).