Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears red painted combat armor at almost all times, marred by chocolates. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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

History: She got into the Gardener business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the east to a Carpenter, Manea learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She struck the Carpenter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 36000 sp. Banded agate (7 gp). Rose (40 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing her hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has styled her copper crest well, parting it to the left. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: Rezena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 310 gp. Jade (70 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: He wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, John grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. John 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 John. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Hlin never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and flails. He has shaved his head bald. 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 very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Violet garnet (1600 gp).