Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is blonde and curly. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Military, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She wears just a brown suit. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her fur is short and black. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired her part-time. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and wants her loneliness to end

Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She got into the Farmer business at a young age. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Gurdis was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Farmer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His hair is short and dark red. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Merihim is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Jade (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Charles hails from a village terrorized by drow. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and black tie. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 gp. Jet (40 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His red fur is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west to a Fletcher, Tawar learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.