Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Eberk hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his chestnut hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his dark red hair in a flapper bob. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Mantus lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her gray fur in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Silent enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Silent was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is white and curly. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Williamina was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a pastel collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Guard, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.