Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. A gifted student she started as a Stableman, but she got bored and became a Layabout. She struck the Layabout job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a white scarf. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Jacoba was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Jacoba's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are white.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she is greedy

Flaws: Greedy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a tan and black robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She 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. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Mialee was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Sailor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'1" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears dull green sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed mace, just in case. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Arava was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bowyer. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jet (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.