Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and to be a ruler again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Sarah is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sarah studied abroad. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An older woman who is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Mary and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull tan iron scale mail. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the east. Raer was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Butcher. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tattered old clothes. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ranala embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

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

Possessions: Malachite (11 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: Lia speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Alex was born with his father's beautiful face. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 sp. Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. A true patriot, Gimurt would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a violet shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. She has auburn hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a great chef.

History: She got into the Assassin business at a young age. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: To be a Baker again.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 380 gp.