Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white fur is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bricklayer business.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Extrovert. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has moderate length black hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Az-Rans liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. She has no hair. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: Oda was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Riswynn is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Job, In love, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Iolite (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: He wears a tan collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of flails, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Vanuath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.