Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Dyer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in the east to a Assassin, Beatrice learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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 Assassin. She struck the Assassin job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His crest is short and red. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Jet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She takes great joy in being the best Interpreter in town.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She has a hunchback. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. After coming to the age of reason, Damakos took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a great chef.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. 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: To end her boredom; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.