Description: This younger middle-aged woman has the majority of her body covered in plate, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her silver hair is well kept. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Mary hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and 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

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Scribe. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 40. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is auburn and curly. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Buckler.