Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and carries pickaxes. His long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 sp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her brown hair up. She has brown eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Breena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She has moderate length blue crest. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ruloth grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her purple hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Healer business.

History: Bune was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When Abalaba reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He tends to his Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her crest is scarlet and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).