Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Orla 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 cp. Azurite (4 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: Xappan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and to be a unemployed again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 sp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is white and very short. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Malachite (14 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has wavy black crest. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and he perpetually has his axe ready. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Berrian was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Berrian decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the left. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Merla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this eastern man wears a fancy green suit. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.