Description: This tall, slender woman wears a yellow collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has wavy blonde hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Verna studied abroad. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and red tie. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cook. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bilga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Dorn hails from a village terrorized by giants. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1100 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and clubs. He wears a colorful flower in his rusty crest. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ghesh embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Ghesh lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).