Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Beggar who has hired her part-time. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to be a slave trader again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He stands about 5'5" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ahvain studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and human compassion

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Oda is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Oda was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears bulky violet painted plate armor. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Caelynn embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Caelynn was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Caelynn's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Ranala lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Silk rope. 1 Average lock.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy white hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Adventurer for hire.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Slave, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His hair is golden and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Engraver, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is short and silver. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Huru grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Huru. After months of barely getting by, Huru managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp.