Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing, and carries axes. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 140 gp. Iolite (60 gp). 4 Holy water.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Engraver does. She has wavy golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 Engraver. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is singed and shortened. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Zagga was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this western woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She keeps her gold crest in a flapper bob. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Rose (70 gp).

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 has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears baggy brown pantaloons and a violet scarf. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is typically in her Actor uniform. She has dyed her greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: She was born into a rich family. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Actor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Armorer. His fur is white and curly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His tied-back hair is silver. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a violet feather.

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 Dwarf in existence. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Baern was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). White pearl (110 gp).