Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his scarlet crest down. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Fax took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with green slacks. With bright golden hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bounty Hunter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Anastrianna 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 was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'6" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gray eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears just a tan suit. She has wavy black hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. 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. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ranala was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and balancing her hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his scarlet crest down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 180 gp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: She wears a red armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He wears a black shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the south to a Healer, Dazzazn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Dazzazn never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).