Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Gurdis was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gurdis's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Gurdis and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. He has worked as a Locksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. She has slicked back brown hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. A freak accident while working with her Seamstress mother left her crippled. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Banded agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quillathe hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Quillathe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Ribbles was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Through the years after Ribbles was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ribbles's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1400 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman wears a blue costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She wears her silver hair up. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Abalaba was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Abalaba decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; 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. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. Onyx (20 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her crest, while still mostly brass, has prominent grey streaks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Aasathra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Blue quartz (9 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has gray fur. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp.