Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ea does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely blue suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Torbera hails from a village terrorized by brigands. 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 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: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'9". She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sickle, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Anne is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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 Weaver. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Weaver and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is blonde and very short. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Alexandre was born the youngest of three triplets. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his warhammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple tan robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp).