Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Cora's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Cora was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Slave Trader they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Doctor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Baz lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Justice, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses like a well dressed Sage does. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He uses divination through singing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Standing 6'2", this woman is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black crest is knotted and matted. 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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1400 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears tattered old clothes. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gaaki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He has shaved his head bald. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a Mortician first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She uses divination through singing.

History: She is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. In her 19th 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 dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jet (150 gp).

Description: He usually wears his violet robe and has his pickaxe always slung over his shoulder, and carries pickaxes. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.