Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is an epitome of beauty. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has no hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

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. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Frouse was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Ruler. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears tan trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished shortbow as well. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. She has styled her dark red hair well, parting it to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azza fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 gp.

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. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and carries scythes. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Watson fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black fur is greasy and uncared for. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has worked as a Barkeep like her father before her.

Motivation: To be a Mayor again.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (14 gp).

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her crest is black and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Aasathra was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Aasathra decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Assassin kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His green crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is an amazing painter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp).