Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Barber but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Hlin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 Mortician. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2200 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west to a Merchant, Richard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. She has silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Slave Trader. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her childhood dream was to be a Carpenter, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.