Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a green tunic with tan highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has dyed his greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Hirrathak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. She has taken up work as a Spice Merchant and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 74. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Gaaki was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'4", this woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A freak accident while working with her Bricklayer mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her head has been shaved. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30000 cp.