Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

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. A true patriot, Anakis would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anakis grew up listening to her father's many stories. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor 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 weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Brottor never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She wears a green vest and prefers brown and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and carries ceremonial daggers. Her hair is short and silver. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her gold crest is singed and shortened. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Tatyan hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His hair is auburn and curly. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Halimath hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his nunchaku, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is black and curly. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Zephan hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Zephan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 150 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her tied-back hair is white. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Sarah was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Sarah's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Sarah and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.