Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She has auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Volen was born with her father's beautiful face. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Mason. She became a Mason soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a servant again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: This dark-skinned female dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is cut short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Meriele fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 5 Acid flasks. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is white and curly. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

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. She is an amazing painter.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. He 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; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Brewer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, and she perpetually has her bow ready. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bounty Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Dilettante, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp. Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.