Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears skinny pants and wears a green and red robe with the hood down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Paymon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His fur is yellow and curly. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Windy hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. Windy enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Windy was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tan collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Aust was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aust 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 Aust. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Red spinel (150 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She usually wears her green robe and has her shield always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Assassin, but she got bored and became a Guard. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by her family; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mayor who has hired him part-time. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of a Blacksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Alvyn was taken on many hunting expeditions. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp.