Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries a battered hammer and tarnished greataxe as well. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears blue trousers with violet and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His tied-back hair is brown. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: He was born in the east. After coming to the age of reason, Fivin took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Onyx (80 gp).

Description: She wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes, and she perpetually has her flail ready. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gorga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Quilla hails from a village terrorized by brigands. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered brigands who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a pastel Stetson hat and pastel clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has done his best to style his beige fur to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Silent was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Silent has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a grey vest and prefers green and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His golden hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a great chef.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Pog liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He became a Dilettante soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her white hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Cumpen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp.