Description: Runty and weak-looking, she dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Her brass crest is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Ruloth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born to a Sellsword, her father struggled to pay the bills. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2400 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears bulky green painted plate armor. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gomory does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Gomory hails from a village terrorized by orcs. When Gomory reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tan trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is red and curly. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears just a green suit. Her crest is copper and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Surina studied abroad. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. 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: To settle down with her crush; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. He wears his blonde hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur is brown and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She got into the Healer business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Healer and found it very stressful. She struck the Healer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.