Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear blue tank tops with black pants. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fancy black suit. He wears his blonde hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Amûg speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Aquamarine (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Emerald (800 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a fancy grey dress. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Bookbinder mother left him crippled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).