Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her silver hair up. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants. Her auburn hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She likes to wear green tank tops with blue skirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. This black eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She got into the Locksmith business at a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a hunchback. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Aym was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Aym's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Sumnes 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. Sumnes decided she wanted neither the life of her father 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp.