Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her copper crest up. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her blonde hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports black long hair. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Jade (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Isabella took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her bronze crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her crest is short and red. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Eggren will drive conversation. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Animal Trainer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bounty Hunter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Solomon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Doctor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Doctor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has wavy black hair. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 19000 cp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a violet coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her auburn hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 sp.