Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her silver crest is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1800 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Hematite (13 gp).

Description: This man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Norsko speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a simple black robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Azgrom studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Azgrom took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and her gloved hand is found clutching a axe. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a sword on his belt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Olunt alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Roofer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Cartwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Healer, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his green crest up. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: Born in the east to a Hunter, Nithther learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Hunter.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.