Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her brown hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Anakis's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Anakis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His crest is blue and curly. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age his father died while driving off some dire rats. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in morningstar use. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gorbundus was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (120 gp). Coral (120 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mercenary born in the past three hundred years. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the south to a Mercenary, Lorm learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and pastel robe with the hood down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is brown and very short. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Senteq isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired her part-time. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Courier business.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a whip. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and daggers. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 310 gp.