Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a greatsword on her belt. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahlyssa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a violet collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is physically well-built. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Elizabeth grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A gifted student she started as a Apothecary, but she got bored and became a Masseuse. After a long history of fighting, Elizabeth and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. He carries with him a set of morningstars on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His blonde hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Don was born with his mother's beautiful face. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Don grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Don. Being a Weaver 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 110 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has white eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the north to a Apothecary, Damakos learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has no hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 340 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a worn and beaten armor, and is pretty ugly. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: Hadarai was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Good lock.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears professional attire. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (110 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Kali lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: White pearl (50 gp).