Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mardred grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. 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 cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Oppah hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1900 pp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His black fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear flannel. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Eida has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 17000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Jade (130 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Sard (80 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

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. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alston was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses like a well dressed Unemployed does. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Kipper was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Unemployed. He became a Unemployed soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).