Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is physically well-built. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. Her white crest is long and unkept. She has red eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Ruloth took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longsword and armor she uses now. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She works hard and plays hard.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 2'11" southern man, he is wearing a long, red cloak. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Pikar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Silaqui hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She is content; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Brottor 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... Brottor enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Brottor has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 82. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Traki is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Herbalist, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A 6'4" eastern woman, she prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her bronze crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.