Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ilde isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has wavy red hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Kody abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor, marred by chocolates. With wild auburn hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this western woman wears tattered old clothes. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in the west to a Mortician, Vicky learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is well kept. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Architect business.

History: She was born in a small island village. A gifted student she started as a Dyer, but she got bored and became a Architect. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 sp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this western man wears a fancy brown suit. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 pp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Jet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.