Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is typically in her Guard uniform. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of scimitars on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy brown hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. Orianna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp).

Description: She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sarah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sarah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her silver hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Sannl took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Sannl and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears tan trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a white collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has golden hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Jade (80 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 Dwarf in existence. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).