Description: This eastern man typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Azaki was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carpenter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4 Smokesticks. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sumnes hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a mace on her belt. Her yellow fur is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Performer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lone fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Nuthra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Nuthra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jade (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp.