Description: This northern woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy red hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nora's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 sp. Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is typically in her Soapmaker uniform. With wild silver hair. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. The war was a terrible time for her, and Katherine does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 cp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His hair is golden and curly. His ears are large.

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. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Navigator, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Black opal (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Griselda abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and expand her business

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Katherine hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She struck the Body Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.