Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Gurdis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Gurdis has worked very hard to control her curse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her white hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Tanner business.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He carries with him a set of morningstars on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Beggar profession.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vorka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ruler. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He struck the Ruler job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Barkeep business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Five fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has a crush on the local servant

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears a violet coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She has brown eyes and a violet hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Ahlyssa was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). 2 Smokesticks.