Description: This malnourished woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Ilde hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She takes great joy in being the best Ruler in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ilde was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Ruler and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: To be a Healer again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A 4'11" western man, he dresses like a well dressed Mercenary does. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side. She has dyed her greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 240 pp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Bricklayer like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 pp. Onyx (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has moderate length auburn hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gilbert will drive conversation. Gilbert enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Gilbert was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Priest. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp. Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His hair is brown and very short. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does. He is an epitome of beauty. His white hair is cut short. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Laucian was born with his father's beautiful face. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. After a long history of fighting, Laucian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear blue tank tops with brown pants. His hair is auburn and curly. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Heian speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the south to a Ruler, Heian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a sword on his belt. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 170 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.