Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. Her crest is bronze and curly. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mishann 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 Mishann. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp. White pearl (60 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Bhevek was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears her dark red hair down. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ronwe never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Military, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a shield on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Coral (50 gp).

Description: 6'0" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has dyed her greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her eyes are white.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp).

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. With wild chestnut hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Yvonne wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.