Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Barakas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Fonkin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in the south. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and brown robe with the hood down, and carries bastard swords. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Vaina's homeland. Vaina decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.