Description: She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished sword as well. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Efferil abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and white tie. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lance studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Nirgel was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dyer. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has black hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Hunter was born with his father's beautiful face. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Ploughman. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Doctor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Tricking has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 18000 gp. 1 Major magic item.