Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Beggar father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Taklinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She is typically in her Stableman uniform. Her fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise yellow.

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 is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and expand her business

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 sp. Sard (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp.