Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She struck the Fletcher job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Racist, Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her childhood dream was to be a Miner, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Jeweler like her mother before her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has moderate length auburn hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Ûshbaka was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Dabbledob has worked very hard to control his curse. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His copper crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are red.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and balancing her hectic life and new brewer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. He has black hair. He has black eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Balam was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Body Guard. 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: Bharash was born with his father's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.