Description: This woman is very fat, and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 20. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the north to a Scribe, Elysande learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Scribe and found it very stressful. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: An older woman who sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, she is not a threatening figure. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Ida was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Black opal (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp. Coral (80 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).