Description: She wears a violet wide-brimmed hat and violet clothes. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Mara liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down. His crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Buckler.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries a battered crossbow and tarnished trident as well. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Shivering was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 Assassin. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Detective business.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.