Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Elysande was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Elysande grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Elysande. After a long history of fighting, Elysande and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 11000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Ghaliver is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ghaliver was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She wears a tan shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 23000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars, and carries halberds. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Alex lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, she is not a threatening figure. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Georgina embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his black hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His childhood dream was to be a Courier, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a fancy grey suit. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Richard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. Jade (140 gp).