Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ruler. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She's also a talented Jeweler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ella was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and swords. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. After a long history of fighting, Philomena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Seamstress job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Seamstress and was forced into it by her family; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is brown and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white clothes. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished longbow as well. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. A true patriot, Trag would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jet (110 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Mijira enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears just a brown suit. Her black hair is well kept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy blue crest. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 cp.