Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a black and brown robe with the hood down. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ishte fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Blue sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his black fur down. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with yellow slacks. She carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished spear as well. Her crest is red and very short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull violet iron scale mail. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Cook. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gifted student she started as a Mason, but she got bored and became a Cook. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her gray fur, when down, is lengthy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She's also a talented Laborer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Dyer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Anverth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Emerald (1600 gp).

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this eastern woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black crest is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She got into the Farmer business at a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's also a talented Roofer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp.