Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Helja is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Helja was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Assassin. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1300 sp. Jade (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Willow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 west. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a fancy brown suit, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his orange fur up. He has copper eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Carter, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 140 gp. 3 Holy water.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is white and curly. She has gray eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Hedonist, Insane, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1100 sp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. His purple hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Silgre 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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Silgre was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She moved out west 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: To unite with her sister; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her silver crest is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Furrele lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dragonborns in Furrele's homeland. Furrele decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.