Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This eastern woman tends to wear a large black jacket. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is green and very short. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her fur is lavender and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady yellow eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Doctor.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 210 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and green tie, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Az-Rans took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Beggar.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Rock crystal (60 gp). Jet (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Jarana was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Revenge; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears professional attire. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Luthra's homeland. Luthra decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 80 gp.