Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Katherine is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her first spouse was a Jeweler, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in the south. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears pastel trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her gray fur is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fisher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A true patriot, Shivering would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Shivering 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. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She tends to her Fisher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 280 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Dustin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Scribe born in the past three hundred years. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Scribe business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He likes to wear red tank tops with white pants. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has wavy golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. 2 Holy water.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has wavy black hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a Brewer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has wavy red hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 sp.