Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a Tanner first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and violet pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and flails. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Astar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 pp. Hematite (11 gp). Rose (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Marshal business.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken from her home at a very young age. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has brown hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. 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: 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 psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. She carries with her a set of swords on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.