Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright black hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 pp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mara grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Jet (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 Shoemaker. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). White opal (400 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Jet (130 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She sports chestnut long hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Jade (110 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Amber (110 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amber (110 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available she will default to her greatsword, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'5" when asserting herself. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Loopmottin was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a marshal and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 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.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Borun was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Roofer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Roofer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Iolite (40 gp). White opal (600 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Malachite (15 gp).