Description: She is lean but muscular and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Mara hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age her mother died while driving off some illithids. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in shortspear use. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He very much looks the part of a Mason. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kellen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Kellen was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 Mason. He has worked as a Mason like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Slave, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a long, brown cloak and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is well kept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Ovina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ovina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Carpenter, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He's also a talented Sellsword, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

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

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly morningstars and greatswords. He has chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30 pp. Onyx (70 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a brown vest and prefers red and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Elysande speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. Rose (70 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Guardian. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his blue crest up. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Barkeep.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Sard (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).