Description: This woman wears grey trousers with yellow and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has moderate length red hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an entirely violet suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Vaina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His brown hair is long and unkept. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this eastern woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'5" and wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 70 pp.