Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Willow was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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 has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears dull blue sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Armara hails from a village terrorized by giants. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Being a Assassin 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: A deep hatred of giants; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rose (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her blonde hair up. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a shortbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She usually wears her tan robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cumpen embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has no hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A freak accident while working with her Roofer mother left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has no hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student she started as a Mayor, but she got bored and became a Healer. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Healer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears professional attire. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Vlorn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Tanner job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp.