Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She has wavy auburn hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Balifra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in the north. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. She struck the Mayor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

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 is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She bought a greatsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 13000 cp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

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. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Reddlepop and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 sp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her cinnamon fur is smooth and relatively long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Tree liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: An older woman who is dressed in an above average manner, she is not a threatening figure. She has moderate length black fur. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is a great chef.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She likes to wear brown tank tops with black skirt. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his club. He is physically well-built. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ernest has worked very hard to control his curse. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Addict, Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a green shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. Her blue crest is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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 she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Heian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp.