Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Stylist, Nora learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Debt. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Azurite (16 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears just a violet suit. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are violet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and 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

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2800 sp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: A 3'0" eastern woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Bricklayer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Wiggens wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Wiggens 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. Wiggens 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. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rolf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Seamstress, but he got bored and became a Painter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1900 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'8" and prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a mortician again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 380 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Bella is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Astar was born the youngest of three triplets. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Brewer

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

Possessions: 400 gp.