Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Donella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'1" southern woman, she typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Vistra was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his silver crest up. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 77. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kerkad studied abroad. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 16000 sp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her brown hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Shax was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Shax's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with pastel slacks, and is pretty ugly. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Iados was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp.