Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His fur, while still mostly yellow, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fortune-teller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Fortune-teller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

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. A freak accident while working with his Interpreter father left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a interpreter again

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She has auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (90 gp). 2 Holy water.

Description: She stands about 4'1" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, tan shirt, and brown tie. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Marastyr was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a brown vest and prefers red and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Animal Trainer for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her black eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Aym enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.