Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She wears her brown hair down. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Ekk lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is chestnut and very short. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He takes great joy in being the best Fisher in town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Carter who has hired her part-time. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with black slacks. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: An older man who usually wears his brown robe and has his bastard sword always slung over his shoulder, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Thoradin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 190 gp.