Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a halberd on her belt. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Bolhild was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in an above average manner. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Aym was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is content

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 sp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, and carries monstrous two handed axes. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear flannel and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Roge grew up listening to his father's many stories. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Star ruby (1000 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has wavy auburn hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. The war was a terrible time for him, and Theriatis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She very much looks the part of a Weaver. Her hair is white and curly. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and shortbows. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born in the south. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Her blonde hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Being a Slave Trader 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 is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.