Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shipwright profession.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes, and she perpetually has her sword ready. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Jeweler profession.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 260 gp. Jasper (40 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, and carries clubs. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. White pearl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oda studied abroad. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is content; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her brown hair is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her first spouse was a Engraver, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his long black fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Fragrant was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Fragrant was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. His hair is brown and curly. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her brown hair is wavy and long. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Obsidian (12 gp).