Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. 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 has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gilbert embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Gilbert and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born into a rich family. Ella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has worked as a Engraver like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (40 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small green clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.