Description: A middle-aged man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. His black fur, when down, is lengthy. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Spring will drive conversation. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2300 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and likes to wear black tank tops with brown skirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hillanot will drive conversation. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Hillanot was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Creega grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ulblyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a Butcher, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.