Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Carlin embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business; and 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: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is an epitome of beauty. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Robert was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1700 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is brown and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with green pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. His hair is auburn and curly. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He bought a lance and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 130 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kaladan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 46000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries with her a set of greatswords on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her crest is short and silver. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Vezera is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.