Description: An older woman who dresses like a well dressed Interpreter does, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jacoba grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Interpreter.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has wavy white hair. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Griselda was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: 2'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Nikki wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Nikki was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished longbow as well. Her hair is short and blonde. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Serpent embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She takes great joy in being the best Actor in town.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Actor like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Lucan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Lucan was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic, Persistence. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is white and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She stands about 2'11" and is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp.