Description: This younger middle-aged woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: In love, Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears just a black suit. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his rusty crest up. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has moderate length black fur. Her eyes are likewise blue.

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 lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Locksmith mother left her crippled. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Shane was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears grey trousers with green and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has moderate length red hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Urshar was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Arannis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 380 gp.