Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with blue slacks. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 55. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Aerdeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Guy is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Guy was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has no hair. He has violet eyes and a violet hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. To his fellows he 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Architect arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to orcs.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 190 gp.