Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her fur is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 west. After months of barely getting by, Shifting managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has black eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses like a well dressed Junk Dealer does. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has red eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Qemuel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Apothecary, but he got bored and became a Junk Dealer. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'1" western man, he wears professional attire. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Actor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to get laid

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Cartwright does. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her white hair down. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Pog lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: Andraste is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Iolite (20 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bertram is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has worked as a Gardener like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2600 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).