Description: This woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Hecat was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Armorer. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a red coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her brother

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: He wears a white coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head, and he perpetually has his rapier ready. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1500 sp. Jade (50 gp). Emerald (700 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is physically well-built. His crest is red and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Mozikth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2900 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, she is not a threatening figure. Her orange fur is heavily combed to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in the west. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Lance has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Smoky quartz (20 gp).