Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gaaki isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 360 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp).

Description: He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His hair is white and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Ploughman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Murook 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. Murook 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears an entirely white suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Borun isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Servant business at a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tan trousers with brown and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Tippletoe was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She tends to her Navigator job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a large yellow jacket. With bright brown hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Priest.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She likes to wear blue tank tops with brown skirt. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ielenia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has achieved small success as a Knight.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. This silver eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Banker profession.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. Recently the stress of being a Courier has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp.