Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her cinnamon fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Scribe. She became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Unemployed but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Garl was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a grey collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Falkrunn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 310 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He wears his brown hair down. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Thrak was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His hair is short and brown. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Theren is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. After a long history of fighting, Theren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 gp. Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'7" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Igden is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her golden hair down. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Quarion will drive conversation. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Rieta enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 35000 sp.