Description: She wears a green vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and carries greataxes. She has red hair. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He wears a colorful flower in his red crest. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He became a Healer soon after.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Oda was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Bonds: Family, Slave, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 pp. Malachite (15 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Nissa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 pp. 3 Holy water.

Description: This late middle aged man wears dull violet sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: He got into the Roofer business at a young age. Theobald was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Roofer. He became a Roofer soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 100 pp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Howard studied abroad. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a blue vest and prefers violet and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Zanna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 12000 sp.