Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Helen was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is short and black. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1400 sp. Zircon (70 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Standing 6'4", this woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her crest is white and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She worked as a nervous Tanner and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 sp.