Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Myria hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished greataxe as well. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1900 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jet (150 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Jasper (80 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His golden hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 cp. Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She got into the Body Guard business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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. Aym fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is content

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He wears an entirely brown suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Shoemaker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20000 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the north. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. Her crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. 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 has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fisher who has hired her part-time. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.