Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her brown hair is still thick. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Vanchu was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a red tunic with brown highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blonde hair is cut short. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 pp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). White opal (800 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large brown jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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 she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'8" when asserting himself. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is an amazing painter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Buckler.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. 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: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a brown vest and prefers blue and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is baby faced.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Star rose quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).