Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is white and very short. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Cumpen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her white fur in a flapper bob. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His crest is cut close to his head. He has red eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Family, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.