Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and catlike.

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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir mother left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Revenge; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Cynical, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 pp. Azurite (8 gp).

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished whip as well. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.