Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: An older man who sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, he is not a threatening figure. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 pp.

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 wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Phann was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Beggar. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Now she works as a writing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1100 gp.

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 wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is blue and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 sp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'4". He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Marshal and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 44000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has wavy brass crest. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has wavy blonde hair. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 11000 sp.