Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a large violet jacket. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 21000 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Furrele was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 280 gp. Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a tan collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Animal Trainer, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Map Maker, and he perpetually has his club ready. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Naill was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. With bright chestnut hair. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her golden hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. Recently the stress of being a Mortician has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She is greedy; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Average lock. 1 Average lock.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She has brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: 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: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: This woman has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her blonde hair down. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Herleva hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Herleva was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a black collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. Dorn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Sage business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Sage job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp.