Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tan shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and tan pants. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Oppleby 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 Oppleby. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Assassin. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a violet collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Locksmith. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in the north. She worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has no fur. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Left-Handed was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Jeweler. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 390 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Jet (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of a Masseuse, who enjoyed hunting, Nella was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She wears her brown fur down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She got into the Body Guard business at a young age. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is golden and very short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Althaea studied abroad. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1400 sp.