Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear blue tank tops with red skirt. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She got into the Mason business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His red hair is still thick. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. Her crest is black and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has worked as a Crown-heir like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has no hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Meriele embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has taken up work as a Spice Merchant and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp. Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She sports blonde long hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He likes to wear brown tank tops with black pants. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 15000 cp.