Description: This younger middle-aged man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has no crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born into a rich family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norkruuth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Rose (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is well kept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stableman who has hired her part-time. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gaaki grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.