Description: This younger middle-aged woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her silver hair is still thick. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blue hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Unemployed but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Andry is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He likes to wear blue tank tops with black pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries hammers. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Fisher, who enjoyed hunting, Gunter was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her copper crest up. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This southern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Melech hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has violet eyes and a tan hat with a red feather.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing her hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp.