Description: A 2'9" northern woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. 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 south. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Beggar and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 sp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a flail on his belt. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Eloise was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy auburn hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the west to a Adventurer, Pirithin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Loopmottin was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and doesn't want to be a jeweler and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (50 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. He sports a flattop crest cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Performer. He has worked as a Performer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Weaver. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Carlin reached her early adolescence her Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Superior lock.