Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A freak accident while working with her Roofer father left her crippled. 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: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Maynild speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. The war was a terrible time for her, and Maynild does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Maynild hails from a village terrorized by giants. She married young, but lost her spouse to giants. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears a yellow coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and hammers. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her ears are large.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shanairla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Shanairla was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shanairla's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Hecat lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Religious, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a very tight haircut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Drusilia will drive conversation. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (50 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who likes to wear brown tank tops with black skirt. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Buckler.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'1" when asserting himself. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Fletcher but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 390 gp.