Description: This late middle aged woman wears a yellow collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of kukris on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His hair is short and brown. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Qualen was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Qualen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 110 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an entirely tan suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Yebe isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Peridot (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Geoffrey is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Geoffrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Geoffrey took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up scimitar and armor he uses now. He bought a scimitar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This late middle aged man sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has golden hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dee embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Dee was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Dee's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She struck the Fisher job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 170 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nim 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, Nim has worked very hard to control his curse. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. Her crest is black and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.