Description: This northern woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Findex is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 sp. Amber (150 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She wears her golden hair up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Jarsali hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Jarsali was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy scarlet crest. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gorbundus 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 Gorbundus. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a green small hat and green clothes. She wears a colorful flower in her red crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 4'2" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp. Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shepherd. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He is baby faced.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Rael liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (120 gp).