Description: This woman wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. She has no hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Laborer. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Ekk hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ekk alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She usually wears her red robe and has her warhammer always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Wella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man is typically in his Apothecary uniform. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tharivol 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 Tharivol. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Dagnal was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her black hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: This man wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His ears are large.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Actor like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears tan trousers with white and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is golden and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Ranala's homeland. Ranala decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ranala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2900 sp.