Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Ella hails from a village terrorized by goblins. At a young age her mother died while driving off some goblins. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in axe use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She usually wears her black robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has wavy golden hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He has dyed his greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. His ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mehen will drive conversation. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Server

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears dull black sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is greedy; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely blue suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and axes. He has wavy auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Glim speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Glim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bookbinder for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He tends to his Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 cp. Citrine (60 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Herbalist but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 370 gp.