Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Abalaba lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Abalaba's homeland. Abalaba decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barkeep and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and likes to wear violet tank tops with blue pants. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His dark red hair is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1200 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 2'10" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Ozyman took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up whip and armor he uses now. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bookbinder, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has wavy blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born to a Ruler, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 gp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born into a rich family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Astar was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears red trousers with white and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nelkin grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To be a Server again; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp.