Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born in the east. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Herbalist, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The war was a terrible time for her, and Engong does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bookbinder for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Engraver for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Marshal again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'11" when asserting himself. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Varg was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 pp. Silver ewer (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she usually wears her grey robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Amber (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.