Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Birel grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

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 head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Siffress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His black crest is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'4" and is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. With wild silver hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Shava was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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 Marshal. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: 6'0" and muscular, this northern man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Masseuse business.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hubert grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has no hair. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ulla will drive conversation. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this eastern woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pyxrin studied abroad. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1600 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jade (140 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 cp.