Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is silver and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Umpen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This light-skinned male tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Terse, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Murook was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 Dwarf in existence. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a red feathered hat and red clothes. He wears his golden hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (130 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bellfounder for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Emerald (700 gp).