Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her dark red hair is singed and shortened. She has black eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He has a tattooed face.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Oren was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Oren decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Roofer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Jet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Nim abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has never given up on his painting dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her fur is short and beige. This yellow eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; 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: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Peridot (80 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: Isabella is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She got into the Farmer business at a young age. Her father 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: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 35000 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He found a children's book about a Gnome Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 55. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Berrian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has worked as a Laborer like his father before him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a pastel vest and prefers grey and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her fur is beige and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gale was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).