Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. Her silver hair is still thick. She has red eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Verin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Merchant. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Verin never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. After a long history of fighting, Juliana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull violet iron scale mail. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eleanor embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich western family. A gifted student she started as a Sculptor, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 43000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Engong hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, green shirt, and grey tie, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'8" when asserting himself. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 29000 cp. Black opal (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Paelias was taken on many hunting expeditions. Paelias liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Dazzazn lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Detective and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He sports a flattop fur cut. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: Seven speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Performer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is content; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.