Description: A 4'10" northern woman, she likes to wear tan tank tops with violet skirt. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'4" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is short and golden. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Since then, she 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, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 240 pp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has silver hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Agatha's homeland. Agatha decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Agatha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a masseuse again

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 sp. Onyx (70 gp). Amber (120 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 400 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). White pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her lavender fur is heavily combed to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in the east. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her white crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spy born in the past three hundred years. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her childhood dream was to be a Barber, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Spy job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Performer. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Brakka is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.