Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Volen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is greedy

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). White opal (800 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. With bright silver hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Miner but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. 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 Miner. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Delre embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Being a Cartwright kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She has no crest. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Rose (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and he perpetually has his shield ready. He has moderate length scarlet crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the east. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Miner, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Amber (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barber. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern man is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Soveliss does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Soveliss was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Soveliss's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Soveliss and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a grey collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Falkrunn abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1500 sp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: Standing 5'11", this man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has brown hair. 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 irascible and easily irritated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Seamstress. 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; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Chain shirt.