Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her tied-back hair is brown. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Mara isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears brown trousers with tan and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired her part-time. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Courier. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His hair is red and very short. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Shipwright, his father struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with his Shipwright father left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and blue tie. She keeps her gold crest in a flapper bob. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. He has green eyes and a white hat with a red feather.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Pûgrish enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her black hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. 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 Fletcher soon after.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Ivellios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When Mardnab reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Good lock.