Description: A 2'8" western woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Merihim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Merihim grew up listening to his father's many stories. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp. Jet (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. 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 is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Jak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Ovina hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She struck the Stylist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. She has wavy cinnamon fur. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Harvest liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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 to work out more often; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He 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 a Baker, who enjoyed hunting, Oppleby was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This northern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy white hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Findex was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'8" and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Jarsali was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10 pp.