Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Architect but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a black and red robe with the hood down. He is portly but not overly obese. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ahrim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Ahrim liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: This woman dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She uses divination through singing.

History: Aasathra was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He has moderate length white crest. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Gargax was born with his father's beautiful face. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Jade (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a blue vest and prefers tan and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a large white jacket. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born to a Masseuse, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 280 gp.