Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Mary enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Bookbinder, Mary learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern man wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, marred by teas. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Silk rope. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her tied-back hair is white. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older man who wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His fur is red and very short. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His fur is yellow, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).

Description: He wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, and carries nunchakus. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries a battered shield and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. 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 dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 180 pp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).