Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair is still thick. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10000 cp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is white and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tattered old clothes. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ugol's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Ugol is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Ugol was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bricklayer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Mûglûk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He tends to his Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Holg was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Server, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. White opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a red coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miner. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is short and blue. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Leucis is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Scribe kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tan coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her red hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Andraste hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1900 sp.