Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her head has been shaved. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Katherine was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and balancing her hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 pp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He is physically well-built. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1300 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Jade (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jade (130 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: This woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. He is an amazing painter.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local sculptor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Aust was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted, Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. She keeps her brown fur in a flapper bob. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Nature, Family, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item.