Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Ulla abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Apothecary for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 cp. Amber (80 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She usually wears her black robe and has her axe always slung over her shoulder. She has styled her bronze crest well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Hethress was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hethress decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Architect kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a large violet jacket and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. His brown fur is thinning but still full. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears professional attire. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 20 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 wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Gillyd wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bather who has hired her part-time. 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 was born in a small plains village. Portia was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bather. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a yellow shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Servant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).