Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the east to a Ruler, Helja learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Rûkdûg speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Jeweler job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Werydd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Herbalist, but she got bored and became a Slave Trader. After a long history of fighting, Werydd and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Obsidian (4 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Whurbin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and revenge

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.