Description: This woman prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She has no fur. This copper eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Pikar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Pikar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Pikar. Being a Bather kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears a simple white robe with green stripes complete with hood. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is cut short. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After a long history of fighting, Blossom and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Courier, who enjoyed hunting, Hupe was taken on many hunting expeditions. Hupe abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She stands about 4'3" and tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Audhild 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. Audhild decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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. Being a Stylist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an entirely tan suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When Duvamil reached her early adolescence her Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman wears just a blue suit. She has wavy black hair. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Meriele grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp).