Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a violet small hat and violet clothes. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 pp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has no hair. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are white and beady.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Wiggan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Wiggan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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 reunite with her old friends; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).