Description: She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her auburn hair is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Ella speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Ella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Sculptor. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. With bright auburn hair. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tervaround will drive conversation. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Knight arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a green small hat and green clothes. His gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the west to a Shipwright, Sethrekar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has a hunchback. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears a colorful flower in her brown fur. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 Miner. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and carries monstrous two handed axes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has taken up work as a Bookbinder and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 60 gp.