Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cora grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cora. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Râsh is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is blonde and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her sai. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Trym speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Trym reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. After a long history of fighting, Trym and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes, and she perpetually has her scimitar ready. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has green eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sarah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Slave, In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Eye agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).