Description: She wears a violet coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Map Maker profession.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Varis liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's in love

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of a Server, who enjoyed hunting, Callybon was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Forcas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red fur has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears her black hair up. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Vapula was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. 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 be a Miner again; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fancy violet dress. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Juliana was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Juliana was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Painter. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.