Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a very tight haircut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy brown suit. His beige fur is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Elegant grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Elegant. Being a Map Maker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 290 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Tailor father left her crippled. After a long history of fighting, Cumpen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the west to a Locksmith, Wrenn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Locksmith. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the north to a Bellfounder, Arara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Arara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 sp. Citrine (20 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a Architect first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She tends to her Architect job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2300 sp. Black pearl (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his shortbow and is in decent physical shape. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shoemaker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Doctor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 gp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears just a grey suit, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Avelina embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Carnelian (60 gp).