Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Ilde hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ilde was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Herbalist, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing her hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her purple hair is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Fletcher. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fletcher for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears a red vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her golden hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. A gifted student she started as a Barrister, but she got bored and became a Mortician. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 44000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He wears his lavender fur down. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nedda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. 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: She is greedy; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 sp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Ghash was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warlock, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has slicked back red hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp.