Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the north. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 700 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2700 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

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. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'1", this man wears red trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is content; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 50 pp. Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt. She has a hunchback. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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, Geva is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Geva lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He takes great joy in being the best Fisher in town.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has achieved small success as a Fisher.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 3'10", this woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is obsessed with his god.

History: Shifting lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. 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, Theirastra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Theirastra's homeland. Theirastra decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.