Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Body Guard. Her brown hair is cut short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Avelina liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Zircon (30 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She has a hunchback. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Norkruuth was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Amber (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. After a long history of fighting, Audhild and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 sp. Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished greataxe as well. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is brown and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears professional attire. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 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 prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp).