Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a large pastel jacket. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Coral (140 gp). White opal (1400 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She tend to wears goggles to shield her 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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Anne lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Carter, but she got bored and became a Merchant. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice, Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: She 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. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Nalaed was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries a battered mace and tarnished scythe as well. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Armara grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Armara. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Spice Merchant and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1600 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. Coral (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp).