Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has no crest. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Tiaathque liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Tiaathque was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ahinar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman wears just a blue suit. She has no hair. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. 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: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. She has dyed her greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Art was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Art alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a green vest and prefers black and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her green crest in a pixie cut. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but she was a colossal failure. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A 5'11" southern woman, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Drenna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp).