Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with her Seamstress father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she very much looks the part of a Ruler. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her ears are large.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rieta studied abroad. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Rieta was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp. White pearl (90 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available she will default to her mace. Her white hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

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 would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

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. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 160 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a blue vest and prefers white and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. Reddlepop enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Gardener business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Gardener like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is white and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Gennal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Gennal was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Raam is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Raam was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is content

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Citrine (40 gp). 1 Chain shirt.