Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries a battered crossbow and tarnished sword as well. His crest is blue and curly. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her crest is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Moonstone (40 gp). Fire opal (500 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Alston lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 27000 cp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Art and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull violet iron scale mail. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Koeth was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Herbalist. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her hair is short and golden. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Emma was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Emma grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Emma. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 240 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insane. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silk rope. 1 Simple lock.