Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. 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: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'9". She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Kathra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Kathra has worked very hard to control her curse. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miner. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a detective and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green vest and prefers violet and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down and is in decent physical shape. She has done her best to style her green crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair is cut close to his head. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her golden hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

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; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her yellow fur is heavily combed to the left. Her half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. Her golden hair is cut short. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Reeza lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Actor they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Unemployed, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. 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 is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 340 gp.