Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Detective but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Pyntle was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Detective. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has wavy brown hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. 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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Apothecary. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Jet (120 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a colorful flower in her green crest. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tatyan will drive conversation. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Beggar, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His golden hair is long and unkept. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When Erky reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Zircon (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses like a well dressed Sculptor does. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Vapula was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sculptor.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp).