Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Volen will drive conversation. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This northern man is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'4" northern woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Deep green spinel (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a large red jacket. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Purban abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tan trousers with grey and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Raer embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Raer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bricklayer business.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is red and very short. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.