Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears professional attire. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Ovak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Merchant, but she got bored and became a Miner. Recently the stress of being a Miner has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (150 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and falchions. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. Being a Weaver 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: He is greedy; and seeks redemption

Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is golden and very short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Yurk hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Yurk learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy copper crest. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a hunchback. He has copper crest. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a Brewer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norkruuth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 Hunter. He tends to his Hunter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Farmer again; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 gp.