Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Lamlis speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lamlis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lamlis. Being a Dilettante kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, 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 no hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Symma isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Spy, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. He wears a colorful flower in his red fur. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Solomon was born with his father's beautiful face. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Jeweler and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 240 pp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a blue costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is still thick. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 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: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this northern woman wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Dyer, but she got bored and became a Tailor. She has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is short and dark red. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Amber (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gillyd will drive conversation. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born into a rich family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. She has shaved her head bald. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born into a rich family. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.