Description: An older woman who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She 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. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear flannel. She is an epitome of beauty. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Abalaba was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Abalaba has worked very hard to control her curse. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has moderate length white hair. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Assassin who has hired him part-time. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 280 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Jade (40 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and bows. His hair is short and brown. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Being a Fletcher kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

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. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Avelina grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Blendaeth abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Actor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Actor.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He wears his red hair up. He has green eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Coral (140 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Nim is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Nim was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 gp.