Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. A true patriot, Ahlyssa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her hair is short and black. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an entirely tan suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.