Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length gray fur. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown hat.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Pelt is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has moderate length silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Zook isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 60 gp. Peridot (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Hugolina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hugolina 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 Hugolina. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 gp. Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mercenary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Malquis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age her mother died while driving off some orcs. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in nunchaku use. She tends to her Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has slicked back golden hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Xanaphia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. 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: To clean up the streets; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She bought a warhammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Corkitron embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Corkitron has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Carter.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).