Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She carries a battered greataxe and tarnished shortbow as well. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 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 was born into a rich family. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side, marred by beers. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Chenna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her first spouse was a Weaver, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 20000 cp. Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is short and white. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Diggory took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac, Racist. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He keeps his silver crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Shedinn is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Shedinn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shedinn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (70 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A 6'8" western man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He wears a colorful flower in his brass crest. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His black fur is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.