Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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 in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). 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. Murook fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blonde hair is lengthy. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Curran is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her brass crest up. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Hillanot lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Aldous and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and a deep hatred of brigands

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Masseuse. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2700 sp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).