Description: An older man who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Baker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born into a rich family. Mehen was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Baker. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Banker profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Performer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: River was born with her father's beautiful face. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'7" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Miller, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are amber and beady.

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 lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Yevelda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tan costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her golden hair is well kept. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has moderate length gold crest. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aasathra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Racist, Disease. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 42. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Galiena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Galiena was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and grey pants. Her black fur is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Cask was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents enrolled her in a Wizard school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.