Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp. Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: This eastern woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her copper crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 sp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Emerald (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Bardryn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Varis was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has rusty crest. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Blendaeth grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 180 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red fur. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a hunchback. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Dilettante kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

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

Possessions: 1100 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp).