Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His tied-back hair is auburn. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). In the meantime he has taken over work as a Server and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His brown fur is singed and shortened. He has copper eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Moon was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress, and carries nunchakus. She wears her silver hair up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Dilettante business at a young age. 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's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and balancing her hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Greedy. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is white and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thrak was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are hazel.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Nalaed was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has done her best to style her red crest to look like a famous performer. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is typically in his Soapmaker uniform. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.