Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red fur is heavily combed to the left. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Serpent was born with her mother's beautiful face. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ploughman for the past few years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. With bright white hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 900 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 pp. Sard (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp).