Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A true patriot, Wella would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Wella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Average lock. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is red and very short. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She got into the Dyer business at a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is brown and curly. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the south to a Bricklayer, Rûg learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has worked as a Bricklayer like his father before him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is dark red and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Kali enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Kali lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His white crest is long and unkept. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born to a Painter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aline grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aline. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a long, green cloak. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady silver eyes.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Ronwe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 pp. Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cimer fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.