Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Brewer. She has achieved small success as a Brewer.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Brewer responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Morana is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by her family; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an entirely blue suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gorbundus's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his father struggled to pay the bills. Gorbundus abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and her gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Thodris took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and carries scythes. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has silver eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mortician. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: 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; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 sp. Jet (130 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and violet handkerchief worn on her left side, and she perpetually has her bow ready. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Forgetful, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy orange fur. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a hunchback. She wears her orange fur down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the north. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.