Description: An older woman who dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She tends to her Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tordek embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 19000 sp. Carnelian (70 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Yevelda was born with her father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Yevelda took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nuraval studied abroad. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her crest is scarlet and very short. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. After months of barely getting by, Gesrethe managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a fancy black dress. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Emen was born with her father's beautiful face. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a very tight haircut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Birel hails from a village terrorized by orcs. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her yellow fur is long and unkept. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch.