Description: This younger middle-aged woman very much looks the part of a Masseuse, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Vani was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Mella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She has no hair. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has wavy beige fur. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Skirt was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Skirt decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. With wild white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and expand her business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 46000 sp. Black opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her white hair is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'10" and wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his monstrous two handed axe. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the north to a Butcher, Uthûg learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Butcher and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Black pearl (600 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Jet (90 gp).