Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her orange fur is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she has a crush on the local layabout

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: An older man who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Boddynock was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carter. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Roger was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her orange fur is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate, and carries monstrous two handed axes. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Bharash is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bharash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her auburn hair up. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp).