Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, and she perpetually has her flail ready. She has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Brakka grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Brakka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: The child of a Servant, who enjoyed hunting, Theirastra was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for him, and Zook does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Zook was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). White opal (600 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and carries maces. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Racist, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has slicked back silver hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Merla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Merla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Jet (90 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).