Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2800 sp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 120 pp. Jet (100 gp). Rose (60 gp). Amber (100 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bowyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bowyer responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her black crest is still thick. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gilkass studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Gilkass took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 17000 cp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His fur is black and curly. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: River hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and balancing his hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He is physically well-built. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'3". She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and her gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. Her dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Astaro does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (110 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Jeweler born in the past three hundred years. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tattered old clothes. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.