Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available she will default to her halberd. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her crest is brass and curly. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Jheri has worked very hard to control her curse. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his red hair up. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Malmûg is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Dyer, but she got bored and became a Mercenary. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a long, grey cloak. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Cask is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Gardener but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Gomory hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He takes great joy in being the best Ploughman in town.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She keeps her long white crest kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the west to a Performer, Furrele learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Smokesticks.