Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born in a small plains village. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and lances. Her black hair is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. Being a Mayor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sindri fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: Standing 3'8", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Paggen 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. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Being a Dilettante kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. His fur is gray and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Scribe and found it very stressful. He struck the Scribe job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is typically in her Beggar uniform. She has slicked back brown hair. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Beggar like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

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. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Azaki lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.