Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp. Jasper (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Verna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 pp. Azurite (5 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Black opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spy. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Ploughman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 2'11" eastern man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Ombul lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Armara was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.