Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Butcher. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a red vest and prefers white and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has brown hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. A true patriot, Pearl would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue 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 fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dalaba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Mercenary, but she got bored and became a Sage. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Mercenary; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man prefers to wear flannel. His clothes are grease stained in places. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. His black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Masseuse. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Eberdeb enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Weaver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and balancing his hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is physically well-built. His silver hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Forcas 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. Forcas decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 sp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Irann was born with her father's beautiful face. She was taken from her home at a very young age. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 pp. Malachite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Superior lock.