Description: This northern man is wearing a long, violet cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10 pp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. With bright auburn hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Laborer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spice Merchant, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Torgga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired him part-time. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: She wears just a pastel suit. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and shortspears. She has brown fur. Her skin is flawless and her yellow eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Jade was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Jade decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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. Jade fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.