Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. A true patriot, Adam would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Military, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished dagger as well. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length copper crest. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Torinn hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Torinn was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Crown-heir. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Cynical, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Amber (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has worked as a Cartwright like her father before her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Myev grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

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

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Lezre was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp).