Description: This northern woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'5" and wears professional attire. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red fur is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 pp. Jade (80 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her lavender fur is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Dynamic lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Miller, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Coral (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Urshar 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. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Urshar was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the north. Her childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but she was a colossal failure. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a colorful flower in his white crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mehen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Coral (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). White opal (700 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.