Description: A middle-aged woman, she usually wears her blue robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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, Traulam is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Traulam was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Traulam was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Banker. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 14000 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is typically in her Bellfounder uniform, she is not a threatening figure. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 sp. Amber (60 gp).

Description: She wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and halberds. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the east. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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. Being a Masseuse kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: 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.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Standing 4'1", this man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oskar studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and hammers. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in a small desert village. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: 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; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 290 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. After coming to the age of reason, Vicky took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vicky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Geva isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Geva was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. Her fur is brown and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Pelt abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Adran embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2900 sp. 3 Thunderstones. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Tanglefoot bags.