Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull white iron scale mail. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

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 a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Adran hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 70 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His hair is short and brown. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Taklinn embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Jade (140 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Selfish, Disease, Insane. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 2'8" and muscular, this southern woman prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Herbalist born in the past three hundred years. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dayereth studied abroad. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Sun enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is silver and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Jacoba was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.