Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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 was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has no hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Tawar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Lucan hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Lucan was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Healer. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Lucan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Berrian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available he will default to his scythe. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Foxilon was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Gardener. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a Crown-heir first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He's also a talented Tanner, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and white tie. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Gardener business.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tagga grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tagga 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 Tagga. 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: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a green vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and carries greataxes. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sekhmet grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Emen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has achieved small success as a Assassin.

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

Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 gp.