Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a white vest and prefers blue and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She bought a bow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1600 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

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

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses like a well dressed Doctor does. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in the north to a Doctor, Calcitro learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Doctor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Doctor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Brewer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. 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. Aline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses like a well dressed Healer does. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Healer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a black shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is green and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Ghesh was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1900 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'4". She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and her gloved hand is found clutching a flail. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born in 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Ruler, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 pp.