Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Tordrid hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she very much looks the part of a Jeweler. Her blue hair is greasy and uncared for. Her black eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Jeweler like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Seere is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 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 prove her worth to the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a Stylist first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Egelina was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Human Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She struck the Stylist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: A 5'8" southern man, he wears a violet collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

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 will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3100 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished kukri as well. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the west to a Slave Trader, Harriet learned a great deal about her mother'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 Slave Trader. 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. Harriet fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to be a cartwright again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She sports brown long hair. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 north. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'1". He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. His fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.