Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is white and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Siffress was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Roofer. She's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 270 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler 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 is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. 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 wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length silver crest. Her ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Sculptor born in the past three hundred years. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Nala lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her childhood dream was to be a Mason, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Sculptor like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Architect profession.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gifted student he started as a Architect, but he got bored and became a Miner. He has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, marred by teas. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'8" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: Aasathra was born with her father's beautiful face. Aasathra was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Aasathra decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple white robe with green stripes complete with hood. She has no hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the north to a Server, Fistula learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Server. She has achieved small success as a Server.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.