Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'1" and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Anbera hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She takes great joy in being the best Ruler in town.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. 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 Ruler. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He uses divination through singing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Emerald (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a green coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He wears his gold crest up. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Engraver for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 150 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available he will default to his ceremonial dagger. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Xappan studied abroad. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 18000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.