Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Smoking was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Smoking's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Smoking fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 sp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tan trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears grey trousers with violet and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Mason, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and revenge

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a Ruler, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1600 sp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He stands about 4'5" and is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tordek studied abroad. Through the years after Tordek was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Tordek's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Tordek never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and carries sickles. She wears her red hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available she will default to her trident. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Siffress hails from a village terrorized by drow. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her purple hair is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

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. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Stableman. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).