Description: A middle-aged man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate, and is pretty ugly. His dark red hair is long and unkept. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear flannel. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Dalaba enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greataxe, just in case. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Burgell hails from a village terrorized by drow. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 36000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Soapmaker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older man who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Dench learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. He tends to his Bather job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has moderate length black fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Sweet enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She has dyed her greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her first spouse was a Barrister, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: Standing 3'4", this woman typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and white tie, she is not a threatening figure. With bright blonde hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She got into the Beggar business at a young age. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Yvonne grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Yvonne. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, In love, Debt. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.