Description: She wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Birel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Being a Jeweler kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has a hunchback. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gilthur was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Gilthur was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bowyer. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 160 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Through the years after Semyaza was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Semyaza's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Bimpnottin was taken on many hunting expeditions. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Hunter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 390 gp. Star ruby (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has shaved her head bald. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 40. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 42000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Cook, but she got bored and became a Shipwright. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.