Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Valida is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with tan slacks. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the east to a Scribe, Laucian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has worked as a Scribe like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Passionate, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a blue collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Qualen was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Apothecary. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 50 gp.