Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. 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: Ranala was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

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. A freak accident while working with his Dilettante father left him crippled. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Racist, Disease. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and green tie. He has chestnut hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Rolen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to protect his home

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her brown fur down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but she was a colossal failure. 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.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She sports white long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Guard mother left her crippled. 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a blue shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fisher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mialee grew up listening to her mother's many stories. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. Moss agate (7 gp).