Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Verin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Verin was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 pp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Jade (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Jet (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Iolite (70 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Naivara hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 pp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her crest is rusty and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Laucian grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 11000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has wavy red hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top yellow hat.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).