Description: He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His blue crest is matted, messy, and big. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Kerkad was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. He has wavy blonde hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 250 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mella studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and she perpetually has her kukri ready. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hadwisa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age her mother died while driving off some brigands. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in kukri use. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hadwisa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 sp.