Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Glassblower. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nora is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

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. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Glassblower job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair is white and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Balam was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Balam's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she likes to wear tan tank tops with violet skirt. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and revenge

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Being a Barrister kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Bulzo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2300 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fancy tan suit and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Mercenary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Thiala enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Mercenary business at a young age. 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 Mercenary. She became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. He has blonde hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Robert was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp.