Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and morningstars. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Diesa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Diesa. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a sword on her belt. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Morana is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Morana was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Miller. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

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

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her brass crest down. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Cynical, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in the north. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nimble fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Findex is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Purson lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Purson was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oriax studied abroad. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His fur is beige and very short. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.