Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Fire opal (400 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Veloptima 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 Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 32000 sp. Eye agate (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is short and silver. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Mûglûk learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Mûglûk alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Jet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Dariff was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 9000 cp.