Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a grey tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her white hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. She wears her golden hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After months of barely getting by, Eloise managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She is greedy; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. With wild white hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his cinnamon fur up. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this eastern man wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Cory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains 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 plains due to the painful memories there. Kody took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up scythe and armor he uses now. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is golden and very short. She has gray eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tordrid grew up listening to her father's many stories. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She wears her golden hair up. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.