Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a large brown jacket. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Marastyr lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fisher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Holy water.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brass crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dentratha studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Secretive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Sard (70 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and carries kukris. With bright white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Nora was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1900 sp. Iolite (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Engraver father left him crippled. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born into a rich family. Gomory 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. Gomory 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 120 gp.