Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: This northern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired her part-time. Zagga is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush, Family, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Obsidian (6 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has bronze crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a great chef.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is a Body Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She got into the Body Guard business at a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).