Description: Standing 4'10", this woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. She sports black long hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Seamstress. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and kukris. He wears his red hair up. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He takes great joy in being the best Carpenter in town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt, and is pretty ugly. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Layabout job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. She tends to her Shoemaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He carries a battered sai and tarnished glaive as well. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: Revenge; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are violet.

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 is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barber who has hired him part-time. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants a kiss

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 90 gp. Onyx (70 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Grai was born with her father's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.