Description: This late middle aged man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks and is in decent physical shape. His bronze crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's in love

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has wavy golden hair. He has a tattooed face.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by giants and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull red iron scale mail. With bright auburn hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Roofer again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Eva speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born in the north. 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. 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. Diesa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. He keeps his beige fur in a pixie cut. He has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Courier business.

History: Elegant 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. He worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. He struck the Courier job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp.