Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is an amazing painter.

History: Nelkin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Expand his business; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She wears her auburn hair up. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Azurite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 5'2" northern woman, she wears just a grey suit. She has no hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, marred by sweets. Her head has been shaved. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Avelina isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears bulky white painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Jeweler. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Detective again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear blue tank tops with black skirt. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp. Azurite (8 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Ulblyn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Ulblyn took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up axe and armor he uses now. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 47000 sp.