Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her brass crest down. She has red eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Biri was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her first spouse was a Banker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman usually wears her pastel robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. Her lavender fur is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. 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 a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 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 golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Gennal hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Fire opal (700 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'1" when asserting herself. Her head has been shaved. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Jarana was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 12000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Gerald alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gerald was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. The war was a terrible time for her, and Tervaround does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: Broce lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Bricklayer. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bricklayer and was forced into it by his family; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 23000 cp. Sard (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Superior lock.