Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tan vest and prefers grey and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shava will drive conversation. Shava enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This malnourished man very much looks the part of a Tanner. His long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tanner. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Phann lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair is still thick. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Beggar kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This northern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy white hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel skirt. She has no hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Herleva does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Herleva hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Herleva and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (40 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her hair is black and curly. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alice grew up listening to her father's many stories. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1100 sp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and green tie. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her eyes are green.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. 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: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 gp.