Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears brown trousers with green and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She sports a flattop hair cut. 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Kathra liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished trident as well. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a Knight, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azzakh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears skinny pants and wears a green and red robe with the hood down. Her crest is silver and curly. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Shava was born the youngest of three triplets. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Cook mother left her crippled. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a banker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 130 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: She wears a black coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Kali was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Actor, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. 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 unite with her sister.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Family, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 330 gp. 4 Antitoxin.