Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her orange fur is smooth and relatively long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Shifting was born with her father's beautiful face. Shifting was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Merchant. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fisher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Merchant, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her tied-back hair is silver. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 sp. Rose (70 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and black handkerchief worn on her left side and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Thradal is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a tan shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and pastel pants. His auburn hair is cut short. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered orcs who tried to eat his hand. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Burgell was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To protect his home; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: Bathin was born with his mother's beautiful face. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.