Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has slicked back white hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His black hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'3" and is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Rich, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, violet cloak. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Soveliss never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Uthemar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has wavy white hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her white hair up. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vonana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 180 gp.