Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She usually wears her yellow robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Phann 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 Phann. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 120 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She keeps her yellow fur in a pixie cut. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born in a small desert village. 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 mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of axes on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Layabout. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Caramip was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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. Caramip fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. He has shaved his head bald. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Umpen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Umpen 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 Umpen. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears grey trousers with white and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 sp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mayor for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Galiena never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Marbas was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Marbas was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She likes to wear white tank tops with grey skirt. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Zagga was born the youngest of three triplets. Her childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 70 gp.