Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is an epitome of beauty. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alston studied abroad. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 pp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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 east. She has worked as a Tailor like her father before her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Katherine's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Katherine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Brewer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her silver hair up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a very tight haircut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Soapmaker business.

History: She was born in the north. Through the years after Cora was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Cora's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears just a black suit. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Forcas speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown fur, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Aline is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Aline hails from a village terrorized by illithids. After coming to the age of reason, Aline took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Aline was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 cp.