Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does. He is an epitome of beauty. His white hair is cut short. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Laucian was born with his father's beautiful face. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. After a long history of fighting, Laucian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. After coming to the age of reason, Fibblestib took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 sp. Red garnet (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her red fur is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Body Guard. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

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. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He has black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Rolen was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Rolen 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 Rolen. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His green crest is singed and shortened. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her brown hair up. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oda isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Oda is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Oda was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).