Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished hammer as well. Her hair is red and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Herleva enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Herleva studied abroad. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Herleva took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up hammer and armor she uses now. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses like a well dressed Spy does. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Sapply lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He bought a falchion and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. Her copper crest is lengthy. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gifted student he started as a Navigator, but he got bored and became a Beggar. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Anne speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Anne was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and doesn't want to be a tailor and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: In love, Military, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nalaed embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Xappan has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Rinn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her first spouse was a Marshal, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 sp.