Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an entirely white suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His black hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Bulzo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Ugly. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is white and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Slave, Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Backpack. 1 Good lock. 1 Hourglass.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she dresses like a well dressed Painter does. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered brigands who tried to eat her hand. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He keeps his bronze crest in a pixie cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Weaver born in the past three hundred years. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Nithther 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. Nithther 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. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1900 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the west to a Masseuse, Werydd learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. John fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'3". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bow. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Unvera lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.