Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker white hat.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Merla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Glassblower profession.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and white tie. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy red fur. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top pastel hat.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her hair is white and curly. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gorbundus is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the south to a Slave Trader, Gorbundus learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Seamstress, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her bronze crest is heavily combed to the left. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Glassblower father left her crippled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ronobe never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and tabaxi compassion

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Caeldrim was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.