Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nyx is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Disease. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Ploughman, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears silk and lounges about seductively, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered blue hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Himo isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bellfounder. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 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 (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman usually wears her blue robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ella embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She comes from a rich western family. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jade (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1500 pp. Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Amber (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Jade (80 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.