Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a long, black cloak. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her arcane 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 arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat, and carries ceremonial daggers. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Tanner who has hired him part-time. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Dyer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He is a great chef.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her hair is short and chestnut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Azza was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Azza alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Guard, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Bonds: Family, In love, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Tawna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green tunic with red highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and kukris. She has no hair. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Fortune-teller business.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She struck the Fortune-teller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length gold crest. 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 quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 240 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. Her hair is silver and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is an amazing painter.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Azurite (4 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.