Description: Standing 2'8", this woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Nedda alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His silver hair is still thick. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Barakas was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He worked as a nervous Stylist and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Stylist for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

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

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. He has shaved his head bald. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 sp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'8" and prefers to wear flannel. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Laborer. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Crampernap hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Crampernap was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a grey scarf. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Hobart was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and carries hand crossbows. She has no hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Architect

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Jarsali hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Jarsali was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's in love

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 220 gp.