Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fortune-teller. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Fortune-teller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Sard (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She has red hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Jelenneth is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and grey robe with the hood down. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A gifted student he started as a Gardener, but he got bored and became a Stylist. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Mindartis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1500 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Baker. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Blacksmith profession.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pennie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.