Description: An older woman who tends to wear a large grey jacket, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Barbena studied abroad. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a barkeep and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. Her hair is brown and very short. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Portia was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Fargrim was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern woman wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. She has no fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born to a Seamstress, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her head has been shaved. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Amber (60 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a doctor again

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Falkrunn isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses like a well dressed Engraver does. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Engraver but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 sp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).