Description: This woman stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of a Shoemaker, who enjoyed hunting, Mardred was taken on many hunting expeditions. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Azaki was born with his mother's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azaki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Layabout job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. She tends to her Shoemaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He carries a battered sai and tarnished glaive as well. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: Revenge; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barber who has hired him part-time. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants a kiss

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 90 gp. Onyx (70 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Grai was born with her father's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

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

Possessions: 100 gp.