Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a pickaxe on her belt. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Through the years after Mara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Mara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears professional attire. She is physically well-built. Her crest is red and curly. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Banker father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Emotional, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her scarlet crest is still thick. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2400 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and scimitars. He wears his cinnamon fur down. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Architect born in the past three hundred years. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gildmak will drive conversation. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. After coming to the age of reason, Gildmak took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gildmak was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Beggar. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He tends to his Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the west. His first spouse was a Servant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's also a talented Servant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Dilettante, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is lengthy. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 370 gp.