Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a sword on her belt. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

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. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shautha grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Nelkin abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries a battered shield and tarnished trident as well. His white fur, when down, is lengthy. His fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Backpack.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Roge was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his rusty crest up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Shedinn has worked very hard to control his curse. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His red crest is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her fur is gray and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Being a Shepherd kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp.