Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. She has moderate length orange fur. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Emerald will drive conversation. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. After months of barely getting by, Emerald managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Chrysoprase (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is an amazing painter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gifted student she started as a Apothecary, but she got bored and became a Shoemaker. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 cp. Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his black fur in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Artin is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 sp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is short and white. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Duvamil was taken on many hunting expeditions. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a large red jacket. He has a very tight haircut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and regain custody of his son

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and to protect his home

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.