Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her head has been shaved. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Althaea lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Baker. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to be a cartwright again

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. 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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Beatrice is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length white fur. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Assassin they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 18000 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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

History: Born in the north to a Performer, Morthos learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1100 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Helen was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.