Description: This dark-skinned female is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is short and golden. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a Marshal first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the west to a Marshal, Hadwisa 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 Marshal. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears long strands of amber and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and carries longswords. His hair is red and curly. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Curran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When Zanna reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).