Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Ella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has worked as a Shepherd like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mortician business.

History: He was born in the north. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she tends to wear a large grey jacket. She has shaved her head bald. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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, Avice is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Avice studied abroad. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, she is not a threatening figure. Her black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Soapmaker born in the past three hundred years. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Military, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Jade (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses like a well dressed Architect does. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His childhood dream was to be a Engraver, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 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.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tattered old clothes. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Wrenn hails from a village terrorized by giants. A freak accident while working with his Laborer mother left him crippled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.