Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. With wild black hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nissa 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 Nissa. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses like a well dressed Carter does. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. He became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp. Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a green costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her blue hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was born in the west. Her childhood dream was to be a Dyer, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 gp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her fur is gray and curly. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

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. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gifted student she started as a Fletcher, but she got bored and became a Hunter. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Hunter.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp).