Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants, marred by chocolates. He has moderate length auburn hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Hugh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Zircon (80 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spy but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. After a long history of fighting, Sarai and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is red and curly. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shepherd. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is black and curly. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Liftrasa was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Stylist. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 170 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a red tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born into a rich family. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thodris isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 pp. Onyx (50 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is short and brown. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Lamlis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lamlis studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tan collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sindri was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 15th 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 pp.