Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

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 She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. Her beige fur, when down, is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp).