Description: He has a missing right leg. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, white shirt, and brown tie. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Ulfgar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ulfgar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ulfgar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver crest is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Shamash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Coral (160 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears red painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Stacee hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Stacee alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1900 sp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Modean hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and carries falchions. Her copper crest is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 66. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. A true patriot, Hillanot would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the east to a Armorer, Hillanot learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 Armorer. She's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.