Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her scythe, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. Her hair is blue and curly. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sorath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barkeep. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barkeep.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Phann learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Bookbinder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Mason mother left her crippled. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of topaz and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. He wears a colorful flower in his silver crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Medrash wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Medrash lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her fur is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Tricking enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Healer business at a young age. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She struck the Healer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and doesn't want to be a healer and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His scarlet crest is still thick. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her white hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to be a seamstress again

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She has wavy black hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. A true patriot, Gurdis would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 370 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Sard (60 gp). Black opal (600 gp).