Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a yellow small hat and yellow clothes. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heather was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Priest and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, marred by beers. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Cumpen was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Cumpen decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Barrister kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a simple violet robe with tan stripes complete with hood. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is short and silver. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to protect her home

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

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. Frug enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Frug hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her head has been shaved. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tana grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tana. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and grey robe with the hood down, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Poor, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears professional attire. Her hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Oriel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an entirely brown suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His black fur is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Skirt is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Courier mother left him crippled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed, Disease. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 250 gp.