Description: This northern woman usually wears her black robe and has her halberd always slung over her shoulder. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Jade (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Melissa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. While she appears to be a normal Human, 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the south to a Crown-heir, Ielenia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. She struck the Crown-heir job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears long strands of jet and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. 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 never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He takes great joy in being the best Sailor in town.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and falchions. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Birel grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp).