Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'4" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his cinnamon fur up. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a large green jacket. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She takes great joy in being the best Servant in town.

History: Purah was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished quarterstaff as well. He has no hair. He has black eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This western man is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, pastel shirt, and yellow tie. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: An older woman who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, she is not a threatening figure. She has chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sai on her belt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Unemployed business at a young age. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and to be a performer again

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her bronze crest up. She has red eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kadana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 gp.