Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in an above average manner. With bright red hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bather arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is typically in her Bookbinder uniform. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1100 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Helja hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Engraver, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Emerald was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Emerald's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 14000 sp. Moss agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is silver and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Irann speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Irann was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has shaved her head bald. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. 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: She was raised in a island tribe. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Tawar never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This western woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Jelenneth is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Jelenneth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His lavender fur, when down, is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.