Description: Standing 2'9", this woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her brown hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a halberd on her belt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and rapiers. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Mary is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Mary was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mary decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Performer who has hired her part-time. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Courier. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 gp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished dagger as well. His fur is short and gray. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He got into the Miller business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gale 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 Gale. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 hair is auburn and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and she perpetually has her shortspear ready. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gray eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Oriff was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 sp. Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mason but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Nikki and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Terse, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.