Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Aust liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 4'10" southern woman, she wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She dresses like a well dressed Mason does. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 Mason. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Insomniac. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her hair is silver and curly. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Trym is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gifted student she started as a Carpenter, but she got bored and became a Adventurer. She tends to her Adventurer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

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

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nissa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 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 has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his shortbow. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spy for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.