Description: This tall, slender man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Alberich is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alberich studied abroad. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 350 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. 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 believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Valanthe lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valanthe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His crest is cut close to his head. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 140 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).