Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and she perpetually has her warhammer ready. Her crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vani isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vani was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Brewer business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Brewer

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

Possessions: 4000 sp. Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Thamuz was born with his mother's beautiful face. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stylist. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 110 pp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears a green shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 sp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and brown tie. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Mundane. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His hair is short and black. His eyes are red.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired him part-time. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears a blue collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is cut short. 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 extraordinarily eccentric. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).