Description: She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 Body Guard. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver crest is long and unkept. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 sp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white fur, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She got into the Sailor business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Paggen isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'0" and wears professional attire. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Prosperine grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Elysande fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.