Description: This woman prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is cut short. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Caramip was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Wants a kiss; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the north to a Engraver, Hobart learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She became a Architect soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants. His hair is black and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Vonbin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born into a rich family. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Murgen was born with her father's beautiful face. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His tied-back hair is black. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. She has no hair. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Jane hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Jane alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is typically in his Crown-heir uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Baker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 150 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Backpack.