Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'7" northern man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His crest is short and white. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her greatsword. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Virra isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. 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 comes from a rich eastern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 17000 cp. Citrine (40 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. She has wavy brown hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Eleanor was born with her father's beautiful face. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. He carries a battered shield and tarnished halberd as well. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shoemaker business.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His childhood dream was to be a Animal Trainer, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears a white collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Rose enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Spy business at a young age. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tordrid was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tordrid 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 Tordrid. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with red slacks. Her crest is green and very short. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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 was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: In love, Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.