Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born into a rich family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Barkeep kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west to a Gardener, Driindar learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 Gardener. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Zook is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and doesn't want to be a servant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fortune-teller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the west to a Fortune-teller, John learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a armorer again

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his long black crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: Wants a kiss; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 90 gp. Onyx (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a violet shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 9000 cp.