Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Isabella hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Isabella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp. Tourmaline (50 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Scribe but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Professionalism, Pacifist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her crest is scarlet and very short. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Zykroff has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Akmen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. A true patriot, Emeny would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Emeny was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Emeny's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. During her travels, Emeny and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Emeny discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Emeny fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Leshanna was born with her father's beautiful face. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. She's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available she will default to her shortspear. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a great chef.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 gp.