Description: A 6'3" southern woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has cinnamon fur. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Serpent abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This late middle aged man wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the west to a Banker, Duergath learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He struck the Banker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Cimer lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a blue collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 4. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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 has worked as a Bellfounder like his father before him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 cp. Jade (40 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears professional attire. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She got into the Detective business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Liftrasa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 700 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears professional attire. Her red hair is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Beleth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Butcher and found it very stressful. She became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Jade (140 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 4 Holy water.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and violet tie. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has blue eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Grai was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Burto was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp.