Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears her black hair up. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Nurkara is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Nurkara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. She tends to her Detective job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'4" and wears a tan collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Veloptima was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has a crush on the local spy

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and axes. She wears her brown hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. Citrine (20 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Quilla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her fur is short and gray. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Miner does. She carries with her a set of warhammers, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver crest, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 sp. 2 Holy water.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is content

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 sp. Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).