Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in the west. Shava was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Healer. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman likes to wear brown tank tops with black skirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. She sports black long hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Hadwisa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 380 pp. Red garnet (110 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'6" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Engraver. He takes great joy in being the best Engraver in town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 43000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Varis was taken on many hunting expeditions. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.