Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished flail as well. He keeps his gold crest in a pixie cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man usually wears his brown robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'1" and is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers red and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Mardred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Mardred abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bellfounder who has hired her part-time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ethereal was born with her father's beautiful face. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ethereal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'10" and muscular, this northern woman wears grey trousers with black and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's in love

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A 4'9" eastern man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Erdan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Erdan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spy arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp.