Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her dark red hair is thinning but still full. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the north to a Junk Dealer, Rieta learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Through the years after Rieta was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Rieta's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with pastel slacks. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Dench learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Performer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Thea has worked very hard to control her curse. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 sp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Decarabia grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 60 gp.