Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. A true patriot, Carlin would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 17000 sp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available she will default to her hammer. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Shax was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Stableman. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Manea was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Carpenter. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Isabella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His head has been shaved. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 330 pp. White opal (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is typically in his Barrister uniform. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. The war was a terrible time for her, and Arha does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She keeps her lavender fur in a flapper bob. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A freak accident while working with her Bellfounder mother left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 310 pp. Eye agate (5 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.