Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Howard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shipwright who has hired her part-time. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Althaea was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Shipwright. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ovina was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has worked as a Sculptor like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Williamina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Williamina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This eastern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shipwright and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

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

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Wobbles speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Wobbles 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 Wobbles. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Fire opal (400 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.