Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her white hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

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. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely pastel suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants, and carries maces. With wild red hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

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. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tiaathque grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 sp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Xanaphia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 cp. Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed trident, just in case, marred by beers. His brown hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Theren was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Theren decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a pastel vest and prefers black and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has cinnamon fur. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Sard (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp.