Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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: He was born in a small mountains village. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Crowbar.

Description: She wears a simple green robe with violet stripes complete with hood. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Perra was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a seamstress again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 24000 sp. Malachite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Jet (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries with her a set of morningstars, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Helgret was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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: Wants a kiss; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tawar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tordek grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tordek. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.