Description: She is lean but muscular and usually wears her black robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Astaro was born the youngest of three triplets. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Antitoxin. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His black fur is thinning but still full. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Ethereal was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. With wild silver hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Loopmottin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When Loopmottin 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. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Ratlûg learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished pickaxe as well. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Megren was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Megren's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He takes great joy in being the best Spy in town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Spy and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'5" and tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has moderate length blonde hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The war was a terrible time for him, and Delebean does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Emerald (1100 gp).