Description: 5'1" and muscular, this southern woman wears a green tunic with yellow highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has done her best to style her dark red hair to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Manea will drive conversation. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She wears a red coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. With wild red hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is short and blonde. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Kilvar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Kilvar reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and doesn't want to be a soapmaker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Leaf studied abroad. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Engraver.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the west to a Cook, Immeral learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Immeral was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a green coat with grey slacks. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 50 pp.