Description: An older woman who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her blue crest. She has gold eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Apothecary kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Carter; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This eastern woman usually wears her violet robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Katherine isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 340 gp. Azurite (12 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tattered old clothes. Her rusty crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. She dresses like a well dressed Crown-heir does. She has a hunchback. She keeps her long beige fur kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Sculptor, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished nunchaku as well. His hair is blue and curly. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Mantus 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. 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 Dyer. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

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

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this western man wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Himo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His beige fur is heavily combed to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has black hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 350 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To protect his home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).