Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is short and auburn. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Avelina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The war was a terrible time for her, and Galiena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver ewer (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a long, white cloak. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired him part-time. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Arnold is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Arnold lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Iolite (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

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. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Emmeline was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).