Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of swords, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

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 has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a large red jacket. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is an amazing painter.

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. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'2" and wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His chestnut hair is still thick. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small grey hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Jacoba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a club on her belt. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Claira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy scarlet crest. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a hunchback. He has no crest. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Dazzazn was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and balancing his hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. 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: She comes from a rich northern family. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to clean up the streets

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Unemployed they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.