Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Norûk is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His green crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gold.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Gell abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 gp. Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (50 gp).