Description: An older woman who is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on her right side, she is not a threatening figure. She has moderate length silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Syllin grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 12th 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 pp. Peridot (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: She is content.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 sp. Jade (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has dyed his greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Servant. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has no hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new servant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'3" and is typically in her Butcher uniform. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Butcher business.

History: Kasdeya was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Giselle hails from a village terrorized by drow. She found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.