Description: 6'6" and muscular, this eastern woman typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She uses divination through singing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ruloth was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ruloth decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ekk grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He takes great joy in being the best Knight in town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Knight soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 2'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His tied-back hair is black. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in the east. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He struck the Farmer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Obsidian (9 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, blue shirt, and black tie. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cartwright business.

History: She was born in a small island village. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Jasper (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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 end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a white tunic with tan highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Myria was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.