Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his black hair up. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is content

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Fire opal (1000 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: A 3'0" northern woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

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

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 370 gp. Malachite (4 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She 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 nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: 3'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has silver hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Baker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and very much looks the part of a Mercenary. His fur is short and beige. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver ewer (70 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Cumpen hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner and is in decent physical shape. Her dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Jet (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.