Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mardred embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Mardred alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has moderate length black hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She tends to her Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mason and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, marred by chocolates. Her hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 800 sp. Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Korinn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bellfounder. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This woman wears long strands of amber and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her copper crest is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Carter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her first spouse was a Cook, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His red crest is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local actor

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His red hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and pastel tie. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Hagren was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Hagren's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2200 sp. 7 Acid flasks.