Description: She is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black crest is long and unkept. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Gifted from a young age, Shava studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 10 pp. Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her shortbow. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Cecily was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Miller. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His brown hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bellfounder. He has achieved small success as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 sp. Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Bolhild was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a fancy violet dress. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Eloise isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Eloise was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 pp.