Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Thradal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is portly but not overly obese. With wild silver hair. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. 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 would like to get married and retire; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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 feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His black eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. After a long history of fighting, Qemuel and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She usually wears her white robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Miner business.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Sutha alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 370 gp.