Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: Born to a Dyer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in the east to a Assassin, Beatrice learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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 Assassin. She struck the Assassin job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His crest is short and red. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Jet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She takes great joy in being the best Interpreter in town.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She has a hunchback. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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-Half-Elves.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. After coming to the age of reason, Damakos took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a great chef.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His red hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Berrian was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 pp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Arara was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.