Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has wavy dark red hair. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 6'4" southern woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are red.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Shava was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Shava decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Blacksmith kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has wavy black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. A true patriot, Fulbar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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 Halflings in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears green trousers with pastel and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Merihim wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a hunchback. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Malquis was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her crest is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His crest is white and curly. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Salasar hails from a village terrorized by drow. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered drow who tried to eat his hand. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born to a Fisher, her father struggled to pay the bills. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 cp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Taklinn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 170 gp.