Description: An older woman who wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sai on her belt, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Melissa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with her Barkeep mother left her crippled. She's also a talented Barkeep, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. His white hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He keeps his long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Animal Trainer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a pastel collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her fur is red and curly. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Tanner business.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Kipper embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Kipper is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Kipper was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Banker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 230 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 18000 cp. Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his axe. His head has been shaved. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Secretive, Disease. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 18th 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.