Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paela 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 Paela. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paela fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 32000 sp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Travok hails from a village terrorized by giants. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To protect his home; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and usually wears his blue robe and has his glaive always slung over his shoulder. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Burgell embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Burgell was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Burgell decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Burgell fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by teas. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is silver and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 Performer. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Blue quartz (12 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'10" when asserting himself. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female is typically in her Glassblower uniform. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Hatae hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 220 gp.