Description: This eastern man is wearing a long, white cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Bertram was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Courier. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Jade (120 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her blonde hair up. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the west to a Weaver, Antinua learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

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

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blue hair is smooth and relatively long. She has silver eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She got into the Stylist business at a young age. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

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

Flaws: Forgetful, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 15000 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Quilla hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Through the years after Quilla was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Quilla's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Quilla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Sard (40 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Rose (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Carpenter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born in the east. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat, and is pretty ugly. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Drenna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: She wears a red collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is short and golden. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Portia grew up listening to her father's many stories. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. 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's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Robbie abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 7000 sp. Peridot (80 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).