Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears black trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Arava's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'4" and wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gimurt hails from a village terrorized by illithids. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears just a brown suit. She has a hunchback. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: The child of a Assassin, who enjoyed hunting, Werydd was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her first spouse was a Assassin, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp. Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Quillathe hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and grey tie. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Valafar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a Barber, his father struggled to pay the bills. Valafar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Valafar decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Junk Dealer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: She wears brown trousers with grey and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is physically well-built. She has wavy white fur. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Gildmak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and balancing his hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Heskan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heskan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Azurite (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.