Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears her brown hair down. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Sarah is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 18000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She takes great joy in being the best Barrister in town.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Miller profession.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 90 pp.