Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Helen liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tan tunic with brown highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Roondar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Vapula was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mordai 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 Mordai. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To protect his home; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80000 cp. Amethyst (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is typically in his Laborer uniform. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Baern was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and kukris. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Cumpen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is black and very short. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. With bright chestnut hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Amber (60 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.