Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has red hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. After a long history of fighting, Irann and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Marbas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks, and carries scimitars. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Star rose quartz (40 gp).