Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ruler. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a violet tunic with brown highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he's in love

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has shaved his head bald. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Through the years after Don was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Don's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Don and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is blonde and curly. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Zook embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 13th 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Lezre hails from a village terrorized by giants. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 cp. Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a grey vest and prefers tan and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has moderate length silver hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: White pearl (140 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He is portly but not overly obese. His fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cloak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She has the majority of her body covered in plate, marred by chocolates. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 cp. Golden pearl (80 gp).