Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He keeps his long black crest kept up in a rat tail. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. The war was a terrible time for him, and Norkruuth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses like a well dressed Armorer does. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 87. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: She got into the Armorer business at a young age. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Armorer for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A freak accident while working with her Barkeep father left her crippled. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her yellow fur is heavily combed to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Flame was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She wears a green shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Assassin responsibilities is difficult; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. Her hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She tends to her Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp).