Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is black and very short. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Alain hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Alain was born with her mother'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 Map Maker. She's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. A freak accident while working with her Barkeep mother left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an entirely green suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. He has red eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Weaver

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. She has no crest. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Surina is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her auburn hair is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mayor who has hired her part-time. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Mayor like her father before her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. He keeps his lavender fur in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Gunnloda was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Dyer. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barber they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Dyer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 80 gp.