Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and black tie. His hair is black and curly. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Dean was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Dean decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the north to a Actor, Anbera learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Actor for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and is pretty ugly. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Oren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Jeweler 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: 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; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10 pp. Jade (130 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a brown tunic with violet highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She sports a flattop hair cut. 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's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 130 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'6", this woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her bronze crest is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses like a well dressed Barrister does. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Aline was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Aline has worked very hard to control her curse. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bricklayer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 gp.