Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a yellow vest and prefers grey and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). 4 Holy water.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Artin was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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: She is content; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Disease, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His fur is red and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Coral (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Job, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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, Bucklal is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Stylist uniform. He is portly but not overly obese. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Knight father left him crippled. He has achieved small success as a Stylist.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. Her hair is red and very short. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has styled her red crest well, parting it to the left. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Bowyer business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. She tends to her Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.