Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 60 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 350 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her golden hair up. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Shamil was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Shamil's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 160 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hamil studied abroad. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has lavender fur. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. River grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did River. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy white suit. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her head has been shaved. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Yevelda was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Marshal. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear flannel. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.