Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Vaina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 14th 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Vaina was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a pastel scarf. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Aelar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Aelar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Debt, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is white and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Weaver. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's also a talented Mayor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is physically well-built. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. With wild chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. 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: To end her boredom; and she is greedy

Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'5" and wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Server business.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Erias alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Alice wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She got into the Baker business at a young age. Alice 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. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gimurt embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Unemployed profession.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 Brewer. He tends to his Brewer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears his red hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Gilbert 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 has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.