Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears bulky red painted plate armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gifted from a young age, Portia studied abroad. She found a children's book about a Halfling Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in an above average manner. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears white trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 150 pp. Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her long red crest kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Being a Hunter 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: To share knowledge with the world; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 130 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'3" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). 1 Good lock. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She sports a flattop fur cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. After months of barely getting by, Spring managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

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 wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Menny was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She tends to her Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish, Racist, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.